The Architecture of Modern Italy: Volume I:

The Architecture of Modern Italy: Volume I

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This groundbreaking and authoritative two-volume survey is the first truly comprehensive history of modern Italian architecture and urbanism to appear in any language. Told in lively prose, it recounts more than 250 years of experimentation, creativity, and turmoil that have shaped the landscape of contemporary Italy. Volume I: The Challenge of Tradition, 1750-1900, explores the dynamic balancing of forces demanded by a reverence for Italy’s unparalleled architectural patrimony and a desire for new means of expression and technological innovation. From the neoclassical fantasies of Giovanni Battista Piranesi to the spectacular steeland-glass gallerias of Milan and Naples, it reveals an underappreciated history of richness and complexity. The Architecture of Modern Italy is exhaustively illustrated with rare period images, new photography, maps, drawings, and plans. With Colin Rowe’s Italian Architecture of the 16th Century, it provides a nearly complete overview of the history of Italian architecture.

About the Author

Terry Kirk is a professor of architectural history at the American University of Rome.

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The Architecture of Modern Italy: Volume II:

The Architecture of Modern Italy: Volume II

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This groundbreaking and authoritative two-volume survey is the first truly comprehensive history of modern Italian architecture and urbanism to appear in any language. Told in lively prose, it recounts more than 250 years of experimentation, creativity, and turmoil that have shaped the landscape of contemporary Italy. Volume II: Visions of Utopia, 1900-Present, tracks the development of Italy’s architectural avant-garde through the upheavals of the twentieth century. Beginning with the development of Italian art nouveau – “stile liberty” – and moving through futurism, fascism, rationalism, and on to the creative experimentation of the present day, it explores the work of such pivotal figures as Raimondo d’Aronco, Antonio Sant’Elia, Adalberto Libera, Giuseppe Terragni, Pier Luigi Nervi, Gio Ponti, Carlo Scarpa, Aldo Rossi, and Renzo Piano. The Architecture of Modern Italy is exhaustively illustrated with rare period images, new photography, maps, drawings, and plans. With Colin Rowe’s Italian Architecture of the 16th Century, it provides a nearly complete overview of the history of Italian architecture.

About the Author
Terry Kirk is a professor of architectural history at the American University of Rome.

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Information Security Policies and Actions in Modern Integrated Systems:

Information Security Policies and Actions in Modern Integrated Systems

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A discussion of research in theoretical and practical aspects of security in distributed systems, in particular in information systems and related security tools. Topics covered in the text include XML-based management systems, security of multimedia data, and technology and use of smart cards.

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Beginning HTML with CSS and XHTML: Modern Guide and Reference:

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If you want to get into developing web sites, the most important thing you need is a solid understanding of Hypertext MarkupLanguage, or HTML—the language that the majority of web site content is written in.

Beginning HTML with CSS and XHTML: Modern Guide and Reference incorporates practical examples that will show you how to structure your data correctly using (X)HTML, along with styling and layout basics using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Youll also learn how to add dynamic behavior to your data using the JavaScript™ language.

This book is forward-thinking because all the featured code and techniques are standards compliant and demonstrate best practices—so you wont waste time on outdated, bad techniques. Your web pages will work properly in most web browsers and be accessible to web users with disabilities, easily locatable with popular search engines, and compact in file size.

Even if you already know HTML and CSS basics, this book will still be useful to you. It features comprehensive reference tables at the back, so you can look up all of the troublesome attributes, codes, and properties quickly and easily.

Pick up a copy of this book because it:

• Teaches standards-compliant HTMLnot outdated techniques
• Includes reference sections for you to easily look up syntax
• Doesnt require previous programming experience for comprehension

Bruce Lawson and Gez Lemon acted as technical reviewers of Beginning HTML with CSS and XHTML. Bruce and Gez are active members of the Web Standards Project’s Accessibility Task Force, and have helped ensure that the book follows current guidelines and best practice.

About the Author

David Schultz is an IT professional with more than 14 years of successful experience implementing systems, including web-based applications. He has an in-depth knowledge and experience with online web-based decision support systems and desktop applications. He’s previously authored several books and articles, and has tech reviewed dozens of books.

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