Italian author Giampiero Mele uproots the view that Calabria history is always in transit. As the pages unfold in Calabria Guerriera e Ribelle, the reader is exposed to stories of people connected to the land. We discover the character of individuals, and of hardworking people who uphold high values, synthesized as pure and simple. The books reveals a Calabria that hasn’t remained passive during the critical moments of its history.