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The siege of Venice in 1848 is one of history's most thrilling and tragic episodes. After half a century of Habsburg imperial rule, the Venetians drove out the occupying army and established their own republic. Led by the Jewish lawyer Daniele Manin, a man of immense courage and personal integrity, they embraced the lofty values of the Risorgimento, Italy's struggle for national unity, freedom and justice. When the Austrians returned with a massive army, intent on recapturing Venice, Manin rejected their surrender demands. The city braced itself for a siege lasting more than a year, ending only when bombardment, cholera and starvation made further resistance impossible.This epic story, in Jonathan Keates's gripping and meticulously-researched account, embraces the wider world of the revolutionary Italy of Garibaldi, Mazzini and Pope Pius IX, warrior priests, militant actresses, death-or-glory poets, a Mata Hari-type siren spy and a rebel princess. At the centre of the whole crowded canvas, however, stand the truest heroes of all - the people of Venice. Their grit, humour and endurance, under a hail of bombs and a tide of blood sweeping across their once peaceful lagoon, make The Siege of Venice a profoundly touching and unforgettable book.
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The Siege of Venice, Jonathan Keates
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- Jaar van publicatie
- 2006
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- Titel
- The Siege of Venice
- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- Jonathan Keates
- Uitgever
- Pimlico
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2006
- Formaat
- Paperback
- Aantal pagina's
- 512
- ISBN10
- 0712673695
- ISBN13
- 9780712673693
- Reeks
- Tags
- Non-fictie, Historisch thema, Geschiedenis, Handel, Business & Management, Technologie & Industrie, Politiek, Economie, Militaire Geschiedenis, Militair, Tweede Wereldoorlog, Zuid-Europa, Italië, Samenleving, Europa, Middeleeuwen, Geschiedenis van Europa, Oudheid, China, Wereldgeschiedenis, Cultuur, Boeken, Joodse Literatuur, Griekenland, Rome, Communisme, Revolutie, Renaissance, Hongarije, Sociale Geschiedenis, Venetië, Fascisme
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- The siege of Venice in 1848 is one of history's most thrilling and tragic episodes. After half a century of Habsburg imperial rule, the Venetians drove out the occupying army and established their own republic. Led by the Jewish lawyer Daniele Manin, a man of immense courage and personal integrity, they embraced the lofty values of the Risorgimento, Italy's struggle for national unity, freedom and justice. When the Austrians returned with a massive army, intent on recapturing Venice, Manin rejected their surrender demands. The city braced itself for a siege lasting more than a year, ending only when bombardment, cholera and starvation made further resistance impossible.This epic story, in Jonathan Keates's gripping and meticulously-researched account, embraces the wider world of the revolutionary Italy of Garibaldi, Mazzini and Pope Pius IX, warrior priests, militant actresses, death-or-glory poets, a Mata Hari-type siren spy and a rebel princess. At the centre of the whole crowded canvas, however, stand the truest heroes of all - the people of Venice. Their grit, humour and endurance, under a hail of bombs and a tide of blood sweeping across their once peaceful lagoon, make The Siege of Venice a profoundly touching and unforgettable book.