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Viva Bartali
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Author : Damian Walford Davies
language : en
Publisher: Seren
Release Date : 2023-07-01
Viva Bartali written by Damian Walford Davies and has been published by Seren this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-01 with Poetry categories.
Inspired by the lyrical, mythic mode of Italian sports journalism from the 1930s to the 1950s, Viva Bartali! is a biography-in-verse of the iconic Italian cyclist Gino Bartali (1914—2000), two-time winner of the Tour de France (1938, 1948), known both as 'Gino the Pious' because of his fervent Catholic faith, and as Ginettaccio ('Gino the Terrible'), owing to the short shrift he so often gave the Press. Conjuring Bartali at crux moments in his personal and professional career, through joy and tragedy, defeat and victory, the collection places us alongside the young rider proving his mettle and adding to his palmarès in the edgy atmosphere of Mussolini's Fascist Italy, whose political ideology he loathed. From amateur races to the professional one-day classics and on to Tour de France glory, Bartali is seen alongside his fellow riders as both vulnerable body and élite athlete; both cycling's hard man and fond and bereaved father; both kneeling believer and climbing god. The collection gives us an insight into the complex relationship that underpinned his great rivalry with the campionissimo ('champion of champions') Fausto Coppi – the 'man of glass' against Bartali's 'man of iron'. It was a rivalry that a divided a nation and defined a sport. We are with Bartali at the 1948 Tour de France when he takes a phone call from the Italian prime minister, who asks him to do his part in diffusing a political crisis that could have tipped over into violence. And we witness his remarkable secret missions in the saddle as a courier throughout Tuscany during World War 2, carrying forged identity documents that helped save the lives of hundreds of Italian Jews. It was a deed he never spoke about – one for which he was named 'Righteous Among the Nations' by Yad Vashem in 2013. "A fascinating, original take on the epic life and career of an Italian hero." John Foot, author of 'Pedalare! Pedalare!' "Stylish and sophisticated, this poetic record of an extraordinary life confirms Damian Walford Davies' status as one of the finest poets writing in Wales today." Jem Poster
Fallen Angel
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Author : William Fotheringham
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2009-11-10
Fallen Angel written by William Fotheringham and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Voted the most popular Italian sportsman of the twentieth century, Fausto Angelo Coppi was the campionissimo - champion of champions. The greatest cyclist of the immediate post-war years, he was the first man to win cycling's great double, the Tour de France and Tour of Italy in the same year - and he did it twice. He achieved mythical status for his crushing solo victories, world titles and world records. But his significance extends far beyond his sport. Coppi's scandalous divorce and controversial early death convulsed a conservative, staunchly Roman Catholic Italy in the 1950s. At a time when adultery was still illegal, Coppi and his lover were dragged from their bed in the middle of the night, excommunicated and forced to face a clamorous legal battle. The ramifications of this case are still being felt today. In Fallen Angel, acclaimed cycling biographer, William Fotheringham, tells the tragic story of Coppi's life and death - of how a man who became the symbol of a nation's rebirth after the disasters of war died reviled and heartbroken. Told with insight and intelligence, this is a unique portrait of Italy and Italian sport at a time of tumultuous change.
Pedalare Pedalare
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Author : John Foot
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2011-05-03
Pedalare Pedalare written by John Foot and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-03 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Cycling was a sport so important in Italy that it marked a generation, sparked fears of civil war, changed the way Italian was spoken, led to legal reform and even prompted the Pope himself to praise a cyclist, by name, from his balcony in St Peters in Rome. It was a sport so popular that it created the geography of Italy in the minds of her citizens, and some have said that it was cycling, not political change, that united Italy. Pedalare, Pedalare! is the first complete history of Italian cycling to be published in English. The book moves chronologically from the first Giro d'Italia (Italy's equivalent of the Tour de France) in 1909 to the present day. The tragedies and triumphs of great riders such as Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali appear alongside stories of the support riders, snow-bound mountains and the first and only woman to ride the whole Giro. Cycling's relationship with Italian history, politics and culture is always up front, with reference to fascism, the cold war and the effect of two world wars. The sport is explored alongside changes in Italian society as a whole, from the poor peasants who took up cycling in the early, pioneering period, to the slick, professional sport of today. Scandals and controversy appear throughout the book as constant features of the connection between fans, journalists and cycling. Concluding with an examination of doping, which has helped to destroy what was at one time the most popular sport of all, Pedalare, Pedalare is an engrossing history of a national passion.
Gino Bartali
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Author : Paolo Costa
language : it
Publisher: EDICICLO EDITORE
Release Date : 2001
Gino Bartali written by Paolo Costa and has been published by EDICICLO EDITORE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Coppi Bartali Carollo E Malabrocca
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Author : Benito Mazzi
language : it
Publisher: EDICICLO EDITORE
Release Date : 2005
Coppi Bartali Carollo E Malabrocca written by Benito Mazzi and has been published by EDICICLO EDITORE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The Palgrave International Handbook Of Football And Politics
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Author : Jean-Michel De Waele
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-05-21
The Palgrave International Handbook Of Football And Politics written by Jean-Michel De Waele and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-21 with Political Science categories.
This Handbook offers an analysis of the relation between football and politics, based on over 30 case studies covering five continents. It provides a detailed picture of this relation in a wide number of European, American, African, and Asian states, as well as a comparative assessment of football in a global perspective, thus combining the general and the local. It examines themes such as the political origins of football in the studied country, the historical club rivalries, the political aspects of football as a sports spectacle, and the contemporary issues linked to the political use of football. By following the same structure with each study, the volume allows for the comparison between largely investigated cases and cases that have seldom been addressed. The Handbook will be of use particularly to students and scholars in the fields of sport studies, political science and sociology, as well as cultural studies, anthropology and leisure studies.
Road To Valor
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Author : Aili McConnon
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2012-06-12
Road To Valor written by Aili McConnon and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-12 with History categories.
The inspiring, against-the-odds story of Gino Bartali, the cyclist who made the greatest comeback in Tour de France history and secretly aided the Italian resistance during World War II Gino Bartali is best known as an Italian cycling legend who not only won the Tour de France twice but also holds the record for the longest time span between victories. In Road to Valor, Aili and Andres McConnon chronicle Bartali’s journey, from an impoverished childhood in rural Tuscany to his first triumph at the 1938 Tour de France. As World War II ravaged Europe, Bartali undertook dangerous activities to help those being targeted in Italy, including sheltering a family of Jews and smuggling counterfeit identity documents in the frame of his bicycle. After the grueling wartime years, the chain-smoking, Chianti-loving, 34-year-old underdog came back to win the 1948 Tour de France, an exhilarating performance that helped unite his fractured homeland. Based on nearly ten years of research, Road to Valor is the first book ever written about Bartali in English and the only book written in any language to explore the full scope of Bartali’s wartime work. An epic tale of courage, resilience, and redemption, it is the untold story of one of the greatest athletes of the twentieth century.
Koersend Door Een Eeuw Italiaanse En Belgische Geschiedenis
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Author : Dries Vanysacker
language : nl
Publisher: ACCO
Release Date : 2009
Koersend Door Een Eeuw Italiaanse En Belgische Geschiedenis written by Dries Vanysacker and has been published by ACCO this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Bicycle racing categories.
Sport laat genoeg sporen na om historisch relevant te zijn. Zo ook en zeker het wielrennen. In tegenstelling tot andere moderne sportbeoefeningen die zich in de laatste decennia van de 19de eeuw verspreiden, identificeert de wielersport zich met een werktuig - de fiets. Zonder fiets is er geen wielersport. En de fiets is nu een van de voorwerpen waarop de beginnende en nieuwe mechanische industrieën zich toeleggen. Met diepgaande maatschappelijke gevolgen, zeker in twee wielerlanden bij uitstek: België en Italië. In dit boek willen we via de geschiedenis van de fiets en het wielrennen peilen naar de geschiedenis van Italië en België, maar ook naar de mentaliteit die bij de verschillende regio's leeft. Daarnaast hebben de opeenvolgende politieke regimes en het sociaal-economische leven in beide landen alleszins hun invloed gehad op de wielersport. De bestudeerde periode omspant meer dan een eeuw en begint met de uitvinding van het technische wonder van de fiets.
Zavattini Sequences From A Cinematic Life
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Author : Cesare Zavattini
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Zavattini Sequences From A Cinematic Life written by Cesare Zavattini and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Drama categories.
La Musica Leggera Racconto Autobiografico Sul Sentimental Kitsch
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Author : Luigi Manconi
language : it
Publisher: Il Saggiatore
Release Date : 2012-05-23
La Musica Leggera Racconto Autobiografico Sul Sentimental Kitsch written by Luigi Manconi and has been published by Il Saggiatore this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-23 with Music categories.
Luigi Manconi, grande sociologo e uomo politico, in questo libro racconta mezzo secolo di musica leggera italiana, a partire dai primi anni sessanta. Sempre facendo altro, ha partecipato a concerti e incisioni, ascoltato in anteprima successi e insuccessi, stretto amicizie con tanti musicisti (da Gino Paoli a Fabrizio De Andrè a Francesco de Gregori, da Eugenio Finardi a Fiorella Mannoia e alla PFM, fino a Elio e le Storie Tese). Decine e decine di personaggi, di suoni e di vicende che parlano di come, in mezzo secolo, i mutamenti conosciuti dalla musica leggera abbiano accompagnato le grandi trasformazioni del nostro paese.