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iThe world relies on very few crop and animal species for agriculture and to supply its food needs. In recent decades, there has been increased appreciation of the risk this implies for food security and quality, especially in times of environmental change. As a result, agricultural biodiversity has moved to the top of research and policy agendas. This Handbook presents a comprehensive overview of our current knowledge of agricultural biodiversity in a series of specially commissioned chapters. It draws on multiple disciplines including plant and animal genetics, ecology, crop and animal science, food studies and nutrition, as well as social science subjects which explore the socio-economic, cultural, institutional, legal and policy aspects of agricultural biodiversity. It focuses not only on the core requirements to deliver a sustainable agriculture and food supply, but also highlights the additional ecosystem services provided by a diverse and resilient agricultural landscape and farming practices. The book provides an indispensable reference textbook for a wide range of courses in agriculture, ecology, biodiversity conservation and environmental studies.

Along the months from the arrival of the Allied troops into the Italian capital (June 4th, 1944) to the fulfillment of the Liberation process (April 1945), Rome was not only the place of political decisions, but also the capital of the periodical press and of publishing activities. These conditions were determined by different factors: a wide availability of printing facilities and skilled workers, the hundreds of intellectuals, journalists and writers, who were determined to revindicate their freedom of speech, which had been denied for the previous twenty years; the specular wish of readers to enjoy unbounded information. The exponential growth of newspapers and magazines corresponded to a stunning proliferation of imprints (not less than three hundred firms); some of these publishers were engaged into the concurrent promotion of books and magazines. This paper dwells on the exemplar case of Editrice Cosmopolita: this brand (in which the personalities of Enrico Allulli, Giuliano Briganti and Alessandro Morandotti are differently involved) can be linked to twenty monographs, the weekly magazine «Cosmopolita» and at least five other journals.