A tragedy revealed; the story of the Italian population of Istria, Dalmatia, and Venezia Giulia, 1943-1956.0802039219 A tragedy revealed; the story of the Italian population of Istria, Dalmatia, and Venezia Giulia Venezia Giulia (vānā`tsyä j  `lyä), former region, 3,356 sq mi (8,692 sq km), NE Italy, on the Adriatic Sea. , 1943-1956.
Petacco, Arrigo. Trans. by Konrad Eisenbichler. U. of Toronto Pr. 2005 155 pages $45.00 Hardcover Toronto Italian studies DR1350 After World War II, The Italian provinces of Istria, Dalmatia, and Venezia Giulia were relegated to the Communist rule of Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia, who killed and forced the evacuation evacuation /evac·u·a·tion/ (e-vak?u-a´shun) 1. an emptying. 2. catharsis; emptying of the bowels. e·vac·u·a·tion n. of thousands of Italians. This translation of Arrigo Petacco's L'esodo: La tragedia negata degli italiani d'Istria, Dalmazia e Venezia Giulia from 1999 recounts the events and background surrounding the genocide genocide, in international law, the intentional and systematic destruction, wholly or in part, by a government of a national, racial, religious, or ethnic group. . Petacco is a writer and historian from Italy. Eisenbichler is professor of Italian studies at Victoria University, University of Toronto Research at the University of Toronto has been responsible for the world's first electronic heart pacemaker, artificial larynx, single-lung transplant, nerve transplant, artificial pancreas, chemical laser, G-suit, the first practical electron microscope, the first cloning of T-cells, . ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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