The Vatican's Women: Female Influence at the Holy See

Four hundred of the 3,800 people who permanently live or work in the State of Vatican City, the smallest sovereign and independent state on the globe, are women. They are nuns and members of the laity; some are housekeepers of churchmen; others are secretaries, translators, editors, lawyers, and middle-level officials of the papal administration. Expansive in scope and enlightening in detail, The Vatican's Women recalls women who wielded power in the Vatican, including St. Catherine of Siena, Queen Christina of Sweden, Mother Pascalina (Pope Pius XII's longtime housekeeper and confidante), and Mother Teresa. With an unflinching eye, Paul Hofmann examines the papacy's reaction to Catholic women's (and nuns') liberation, and women's struggles, especially today, to fortify their positions within the Church. The Vatican's Women is a thorough and revealing exploration that will herald a new level of insight and dialogue amongst feminists, theologians, and laypeople alike.

Religion & Spirituality

Hofmann, Paul

Christian Books & Bibles

St.Martin's Press

Four hundred of the 3,800 people who permanently live or work in the State of Vatican City, the smallest sovereign and independent state on the globe, are women. They are nuns and members of the laity; some are housekeepers of churchmen; others are secretaries, translators, editors, lawyers, and middle-level officials of the papal administration. Expansive in scope and enlightening in detail, The Vatican's Women recalls women who wielded power in the Vatican, including St. Catherine of Siena, Queen Christina of Sweden, Mother Pascalina (Pope Pius XII's longtime housekeeper and confidante), and Mother Teresa. With an unflinching eye, Paul Hofmann examines the papacy's reaction to Catholic women's (and nuns') liberation, and women's struggles, especially today, to fortify their positions within the Church. The Vatican's Women is a thorough and revealing exploration that will herald a new level of insight and dialogue amongst feminists, theologians, and laypeople alike.

St. Martin's: Griffin

A popular history covering 2,000 years, but focusing on the last years of Vienna's greatest glory the period between WWI and WWII. Lacks a coherent bibliography. Illustrated. Acidic paper. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

The Viennese

History

Americas

DOUBLEDAY

Traces the history of Vienna from its glory as a cultural center in the eighteenth century to its present decline and discusses important figures who have become part of Vienna's history, including Mozart, Freud, Hitler, and Kurt Waldheim

The Viennese: Splendor, Twilight, and Exile

Europe

Anchor

A collection of essays that discuss such topics as family relationships, cultural sophistication, social institutions, mores, and national character offers an incisive study of the Italian people

That Fine Italian Hand

Henry Holt Co.

Describes points of interest in Italy's small cities and towns, discusses the history of each region, and recommends hotels and restaurants

Cento Citta: A Guide to the "Hundred Cities & Towns" of Italy

Travel

No other people over so long a history have shown a greater knack for survival than the Italians. In this wryly affectionate book, Hofmann reveals his adopted countrymen in all their glorious paradoxes, capturing their national essence as no other book has done since Luigi Barzini's classic, The Italians. The national art of "arrangement"-- dodging taxes, double-dealing, working only as hard as one must-- is counteracted by Italian inventive genius, gusto for life, fierce individuality, deep family bonds (as well as animosities), and a marvelously hedonistic sophistication.

Holt Paperbacks

The author of That Fine Italian Hand and a resident of Rome for thirty years explores that city's essence, showing readers the City of Seven Hills in all its splendor and interpreting legend and fact in clear prose.

Roma: The Smart Traveler's Guide to the Eternal City

Looks at the history of the Vienna Woods, and describes its influence on artists, composers, and writers

The Spell of the Vienna Woods: Inspiration and Influence from Beethoven to Kafka

A guide to the diverse cities of Switzerland includes advice on lodging, transportation, and currency

Switzerland: The Smart Traveler's Guide to Zurich, Basel, and Geneva

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The Vatican's Women: Female Influence at the Holy See

The Vatican's Women: Female Influence at the Holy See

The Viennese

The Viennese: Splendor, Twilight, and Exile

That Fine Italian Hand

Cento Citta: A Guide to the "Hundred Cities & Towns" of Italy

That Fine Italian Hand

Roma: The Smart Traveler's Guide to the Eternal City

The Spell of the Vienna Woods: Inspiration and Influence from Beethoven to Kafka

Switzerland: The Smart Traveler's Guide to Zurich, Basel, and Geneva