Delizia!

'witty history of Italy through food.' Informationen zum Autor John Dickie is Professor of Italian Studies at University College London. Hodder & Stoughton published his Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia in 2004, to ecstatic reviews. It became an international bestseller, with over 20 translations, and won the CWA Dagger Award for Non-fiction that year. Since then he has published Delizia!: The Epic History of the Italians and their Food (2007) - now a six-part TV series for HIstory Channel Italia and other networks worldwide. His most recent books are Mafia Brotherhoods (2011) and Mafia Republic: Italy's Criminal Curse (2013). In 2005 the President of the Italian Republic appointed him a Commendatore dell'Ordine della Stella della Solidarieta Italiana. Klappentext Award-winning new history of Italy told through its food, by the author of the worldwide bestseller COSA NOSTRAAward-winning new history of Italy told through its food, by the author of the worldwide bestseller COSA NOSTRA Zusammenfassung Award-winning new history of Italy told through its food, by the author of the worldwide bestseller COSA NOSTRA

Product details

• Authors: John Dickie, Dickie John
• Publisher: Sceptre
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.05.2008
• EAN: 9780340896419
• ISBN: 978-0-340-89641-9
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink > International cuisine; HISTORY / Social History, Italy, National & regional cuisine, Social and cultural history, National and regional cuisine, COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Italian