Authors:Christopher Dyer, Richard Jones,
Publisher: University Of Hertfordshire Press
Keywords: regional, histo, local, explorations, villages, revisited, deserted
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2010-05-01
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1905313799
ISBN-13: 9781905313792

Assembling leading experts on the subject, this account explores the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of thousands of villages and smaller settlements in England and Wales between 1340 and 1750. By revisiting the deserted villages, this breakthrough study addresses questions that have plagued archaeologists, geographers, and historians since the 1940s—including why they were deserted, why some villages survived while others were abandoned, and who was responsible for their desertion—offering a series of exciting insights into the fate of these fascinating sites.

Authors:Kimber M. Quinney, Thomas J. Cesarini, Italian Histo
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: images, america, italy, little, diego, san
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2007-08-15
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 0738547808
ISBN-13: 9780738547800

Italian immigrants settled along San Diego’s waterfront in the early 1900s and formed the Italian Colony, a tightly knit community that provided refuge, shared culture, and heritage. Extended families, new businesses, and church traditions formed the foundation for a lasting social code. It was no coincidence that the area would become known as Little Italy it was exactly that for its inhabitants’ a home away from their native land. But by the mid-1960s, changes brought by war and urban modernization began to unravel the community. Take a compelling journey through this unique immi