few months ago (autumn 2009) my mother told me a little blurb appeared in the Giornale di Sicilia, announcing the presentation at the Institute of National History of Palermo, the work of the historian Joseph De Stefani (University Palermo) on the battle of Adwa (Adua in history and legend), the work truly monumental and comprehensive (3500 pages in four volumes bottle).
Just recently, I found this short article.
My mother, in reporting the news, told me "It would be nice to have this power to work alongside the others on Francesco Crispi".
Remembering this wish, I wanted to do: I searched the internet, but the work was unavailable through the usual channels.
Nevertheless I found some references, including a web page of the Institute History of country in which he talked about the presentation of the work.
I wrote immediately to the email address of the Institute of National History .
This is the text of my letter
Just recently, I found this short article.
My mother, in reporting the news, told me "It would be nice to have this power to work alongside the others on Francesco Crispi".
Remembering this wish, I wanted to do: I searched the internet, but the work was unavailable through the usual channels.
Nevertheless I found some references, including a web page of the Institute History of country in which he talked about the presentation of the work.
I wrote immediately to the email address of the Institute of National History .
This is the text of my letter
Some time ago I read on the Giornale di Sicilia, the presentation of the important work of Joseph De Stefani 'Adua in history and legend. "
am a doctor, a journalist and I'm part of a collateral branch of the family of statistics (we originate in Palazzo Adriano).
My father Frank was a journalist and had obviously a great interest the figure of our forefather of which - as far as possible - trying to keep an updated bibliography with the most recent texts. In the battle of Adwa
used to tell me that was the outcome of the battle to declare, unfortunately, the verdict of the historians gave Crispi, especially with regard to its authoritarian turn on the wave of admiration for Bismarck.
I said that if there had not been defeated quell'ingombrante to decide his political decline, Crispi would be considered great.
She said, "So goes the story!"
I would like, today, even for the memory of my father, getting this for our family library.
How?
I searched the internet and saw that is not available through the usual channels ...
Waiting for your clarification, I send my best regards.
Maurizio Crispi
Immediate was the response by telephone from the Institute of National History.
They called me the phone.
dettto me that, indeed, the work was not commercialized, but that - having talked with the author - these had to do with having made available a copy that I could go to pick up at the printers.
So I did, with great pleasure, some of brought forth something that not only please me and my brother, would surely have pleased my father and mother.
This brief summary of the presentation of the work of Joseph De Stefani, which occurred October 15, 2009.
They called me the phone.
dettto me that, indeed, the work was not commercialized, but that - having talked with the author - these had to do with having made available a copy that I could go to pick up at the printers.
So I did, with great pleasure, some of brought forth something that not only please me and my brother, would surely have pleased my father and mother.
This brief summary of the presentation of the work of Joseph De Stefani, which occurred October 15, 2009.
ADUA IN HISTORY AND LEGEND
remarkable historical work of Prof. Giuseppe De Stefani presented in Palermo
(Gian Carlo Stella)
In beautiful room of the Society for the History of the Sicilian Home of Palermo, Piazza San Domenico 1, was presented on the day of October 15, 2009 - at 17.30 - the ponderous work of Prof. Giuseppe De Stefani, University of Palermo 'Adua in history and legend, "published by the Department of Historical and Artistic Heritage of the University and from 'Department of Cultural and Artistic Education of the Sicilian Region.
A unique of its kind, consisting of 4 volumes for 2980 pages in large format (cm. 29.5 x 20.5), along with thousands of notes, bibliography by rich, detailed historical chronology and general index names. The work has cost more than 10 years of excavation work in the public record and private.
Many unpublished documents published in full. The historical period examined in detail by Prof. De Stefani runs from January 1895, employment of Tigrai and AGAMA by Baratieri - with an extensive summary of previous events - at the Addis Ababa Peace and the release of prisoners Italians in the hands of Menelik.
All the subjects covered by the research were tracked, compared, analyzed and compared by various angles (historical, political, military, social, economic, etc.).. The public spoke at the invitation very large. After the introductory remarks of Dr. Salvatore Savoie, Secretary General of the Society for the History of the Sicilian homeland, and Prof. Peter Corrao, took the floor for the first Africanist Gian Carlo Stella, owner of the Library and Archives "African", which has retraced some of the highlights of the battle Adowa, emphasizing the "less known, we present a glimpse of the works so far published on the subject. Finally
focused on the considerable effort of Prof. Giuseppe De Stefani, Stella knows that particularly because of the numerous contacts with the author information occurred in over 12 years, and it finally digitized set graphically and discussed with him.
'Adua in history and legend, "said Stella , " is a unique no-frills and finally traces the political-military legends of Italy in Africa. Safe driving will remain so even if the light were the only two works currently unavailable: the process cards Baratieri and unpublished memoirs of General Alberton. ... It will be the reference point for all those who, for various reasons, want to know about our events happened in Africa at the time of Crispi and Menelik " . You
followed the report of Prof. Giuseppe Conti, Professor of Military History at the Faculty of Political Science, University "La Sapienza" of Rome, which focused on the role of the army and military press with respect for the Colonies.
He then took the floor Africanist Luigi Goglia, an associate professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences "Roma3, who described the condition that Italy's political-military end of the century, with its lights and its shadows.
Lastly, the same Prof. Giuseppe De Stefani thanked the speakers and the present, pausing briefly with affection and emotion on the figure of the late Prof. Massimo Ganci, a professor of history at the University of Palermo and Sicily president of the Society of National History, which has always encouraged the effort and to publish the works.
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