From Deseret News archives:
Author makes history personal, accessible
(34 minutes)
Her life and her health in serious jeopardy, she finds a young and ambitious attorney, Augusto Barbieri, who agrees to seek legal damages on her behalf from Italian courts. Over a decade, he wins a surprising victory, but Amalia never approaches the recovery of all she has lost.
This is an unforgettable legal and social story that constantly rises and falls on various decisions that could be dull or complex were it not for the writing gift and intellectual genius Kertzer brings to this work. He makes it compelling by telling a true story about suffering, death and the unfair use of authority.
He also understands the "daunting nature of Italian law with its multilevel courts."
Kertzer refers to what he does as "microhistory," first popularized in the 1970s when historians decided to detour around their usual focus on "the elite, kings, wars, etc. and focus on real people, especially those who were illiterate," said Kertzer.
The idea he embraced is to "focus on an individual, someone who is part of an illiterate mass who became swept up in a leading issue of the time and it led to a documentary record of some kind."
Comments
- Stocks retreat on reports 12:17 p.m.
- Americans gloomy as holidays begin 12:16 p.m.
- Reports signal modest rebound 12:14 p.m.
- Britain wins 5 International Emmys 12:08 p.m.
- When Black Friday is worth effort 12:06 p.m.
- Susan Boyle focus of TV special 12:05 p.m.
- Gael Garcia Bernal's new role 12:04 p.m.
- Chief guilty in Parker-Broderick case 12:04 p.m.
- Chef Paula Deen hit by canned ham 12:03 p.m.
- Tyler Perry donates $1M to NAACP 12:00 p.m.
- Protests against Phoenix LDS temple
- BYU's Lamb, Jorgensen reprimanded
- Utah, BYU are top choices for bowls
- BYU would like friendlier rivalry
- Best prep football games of 2009
- KSL: Prostitution in Utah County
- Bronco, Kyle rubber match
- Inmate dead following prison fight
- Fans greet returning Real Salt Lake
- Man trapped in own body for 23 yrs
- Glenn Beck to enter politics?
218 - RSL wins MLS Cup on penalty kicks
199 - Palin plans tour stop in Utah
178 - Protests against Phoenix LDS temple
147 - Bronco, Kyle rubber match
136 - Palin's book shows she's unqualified
134 - BYU would like friendlier rivalry
133 - BYU records with win
132 - Officer cleared in Cardall Taser case
104 - BYU cuts Women's Research Inst.
103
Comedian Brian Regan, who is scheduled to perform at Abravanel Hall on...
Game Crazy is the nation's second largest video game retailer and they...
He states in his article, that the earth will go along it's "predetermined...
Palin vs Huntsman | 8:52 a.m. You are right. Gov Huntsman quit (no...
@FSM 8:49 a.m.: "you betcha" Reminds me of the late Senator Kennedy's...
Good to see Yengich is involved...that spells out guilt to me. I refused...
On a local level, take a hike next summer up to the Timpanogos Glacier,...
The tears shed by the zoobies over the rivalry could fill up the Great Salt...
He "benched" Anae last year for not running the ball against Utah. BYU will...
Sarah Palin is too qualified! She has credentials! In a recent dinner meeting...
To "@Redshirt | 10:46 a.m." see the recent Frontline program "Sick Around the...



You can be the first to comment on this story.