Few places are as daunted by their past as Sabbioneta, the ideal city envisaged by Vespasiano Gonzaga Colonna in the 16th century. The Duke Vespasiano was a minor member of the famous clan of the Gonzaga, who ruled the near-by city-state of Mantova. Between 1554 and his death in 1591, he dedicated his energies to… Continue reading Sabbioneta, an Italian utopia
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Review of A Great and Terrible World: The Pre-Prison Letters, 1908-1926 by Antonio Gramsci
The final version of this review will be published in Political Studies Review, Volume 14 of the Journal, Issue 4, November 2016. A Great and Terrible World: The Pre-Prison Letters, 1908-1926 by Antonio Gramsci (ed. and trans. by Derek Boothman). London: Lawrence & Wishart Ltd, 2014. This volume is a collection of the early letters of… Continue reading Review of A Great and Terrible World: The Pre-Prison Letters, 1908-1926 by Antonio Gramsci
Dr Or Rosenboim 