Carlo M. Cipolla (August 15, 1922 鈥� September 5, 2000) was an Italian economic historian. He was born in Pavia, where he got his academic degree in 1944. As a young man, Cipolla wanted to teach history and philosophy in an Italian high school, and therefore enrolled at the political science faculty at Pavia University. Whilst a student there, thanks to professor Franco Borlandi, a specialist in Medieval economic history, he discovered his passion for economic history. Subsequently he studied at the Sorbonne and the London School of Economics.
Cipolla obtained his first teaching post in economic history in Catania at the age of 27. This was to be the first stop in a long academic career in Italy (Venice, Turin, Pavia, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa and Fiesole) and abroad. In 1953 Cipolla left for the United States as a Fulbright fellow and in 1957 became a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Two years later he obtained a full professorship.
Marrant 脿 lire, mais manque peut 锚tre un peu de consistance historique. Dommage pour celleux qui s鈥檃ttendent 脿 quelque chose du niveau des lois fondamentales de la stupidit茅, mais courtement agr茅able quand m锚me.
Li uma vers茫o portuguesa que me foi oferecida pela Digal. Livro pequeno e excelente, que d谩 uma breve hist贸ria mundial e mostra como a economia funcionou. O autor demonstra cientificamente a sua teoria, fazendo refer锚ncia inclusivamente a escritos remotos, para justificar a sua teoria.
Quite fun but for me not as good as "Stupidity" because, not having any relevant historical knowledge, I have no idea where this touche historical reality.
Il saggio sul pepe 猫 divertentissimo. Il taglio che l'autore d脿 alla sua trattazione 猫 intriso di ironia e cultura. Lettura scorrevole, godibile e formativa.
Picked up this short book while visiting family in Italy. It is a very concise history of the trade in pepper and how it affects the econimical growth of cities and as a result also the population growth and its affect on health and social well being. The author has a dry sense of humor which is the better way to handle the subject.
History ahs never been handled so concisely and humourously!
On h茅site entre la blague 茅rudite et l'extr锚me synth猫se historique. Une lecture courte et instructive. Je ne mangerai plus jamais le poivre de la m锚me fa莽on