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From Caesar to the Mafia

From Caesar to the Mafia

Luigi Barzini

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2001
Materia
Historia
ISBN:
9780765809087
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Described by Melvin Lasky as 'one of the great journalists of our time,' Luigi Barzini was also one of the great cultural historians of modern Italy

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