Milan: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
For an introduction to the city and its attractions, Alison Bing, Best of Milan, 2nd ed. (2007), a Lonely Planet guidebook; and Milan and the Lakes, new ed. (2007), a Dorling Kindersley guide, are helpful. An old but still useful introductory account, Ella Noyes, The Story of Milan (1908, reprinted 1921), focuses on the medieval town. Milan is one of the cities examined in Richard Krautheimer, Three Christian Capitals: Topography and Politics (1983). Views of architectural developments are provided by Nancy A. Houghton Brown, The Milanese Architecture of Galeazzo Alessi, 2 vol. (1982), concentrating on Renaissance architecture; and Yukio Futagawa (ed.), Carlo Aymonino, Aldo Rossi: Housing Complex at the Gallaratese Quarter, Milan, Italy 1969–1974 (1977). Giorgio Lotti and Raul Radice, La Scala (1979; originally published in Italian, 1977), describes a cultural and historical landmark.
A number of historical sources are available. Socialist reform in the late 19th century is the subject of Louise A. Tilly, Politics and Class in Milan, 1881–1901 (1992), a detailed study. The merchant class of the time is analyzed in Jonathan Morris, The Political Economy of Shopkeeping in Milan, 1886–1922 (1993). The revolutionary events of 1968 and beyond are addressed in Robert Lumley, States of Emergency: Cultures of Revolt in Italy from 1968 to 1978 (1990). A cultural history of the city since the mid-20th century is John Foot, Milan Since the Miracle: City, Culture, and Identity (2001).
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| Corrections: updates | Feb 09, 2026 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 09, 2026 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 19, 2025 | ||
| Cross-reference added. | Oct 27, 2023 | ||
| Map added. | Apr 14, 2023 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: JewishEncyclopedia.com - Milan, Italy. | Oct 21, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Apr 01, 2021 | ||
| Deleted video. | Nov 26, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 14, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Feb 05, 2019 | ||
| Added video. | Feb 03, 2015 | ||
| Media added. | May 31, 2013 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 15, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Maps of World - Map of Milan City, Italy. | Jan 03, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: JewishEncyclopedia.com - Milan, Italy. | Jan 03, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. | Jan 03, 2013 | ||
| Added photograph. | Sep 02, 2011 | ||
| Added photograph. | Jul 11, 2011 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 09, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Geographic - Travel and Cultures - Milan, Italy. | Apr 21, 2009 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | Feb 11, 2009 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Feb 11, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Geography of Milan. | Jul 15, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Milan. | Mar 19, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: About Milan - City of Milan. | Mar 10, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 28, 2003 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 16, 2001 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 14, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |