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Old Calabria: Travels Through Historic Rural Italy at the Turn of the 20th Century (Hardcover)

Old Calabria: Travels Through Historic Rural Italy at the Turn of the 20th Century (Hardcover)

Douglas, Norman

Hardcover

Travel WritingGeneral EuropeGeneral World History

ISBN10: 0359739024
ISBN13: 9780359739028
Publisher: Lulu Pr
Published: Jun 19 2019
Pages: 238
Weight: 1.07
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Travel author Norman Douglas shares his experiences and photographs of Calabria, a beautiful and historic yet secluded region of rural Italy, as it was at the turn of the 20th century. A wonderful guide to a region home to breathtaking landscapes and ancient ruins, Old Calabria contains many details of the region and is described from a perspective of the eloquent and well-informed author. The manners of the locals, the customs and appearance of their villages and farmsteads, and the agriculture of the countryside, are narrated evocatively. Over the centuries Calabria has received migrants from Asia, Africa and elsewhere, and the profile of the people - who clearly descend from these migrants - that Douglas has much interest. The cultural and religious customs of Calabria are shown to have evolved somewhat in isolation to the rest of Italy, and life is shown to move slowly and place great emphasis upon traditions and the Roman Catholic faith.

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