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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Hooper, John, 1950-     Subjects     Italians -- Ethnic identity.     National characteristics, Italian.     Italy -- Civilization -- 1945-     Italy -- Social conditions -- 1994-     Browse Catalog     by author:      Hooper, John, 1950-       by title:      The Italians / John ...       by call number:      945.093 H786i     Search the Web     Hooper, John, 1950-     Italians -- Ethnic identity.     National characteristics, Italian.     Italy -- Civilization -- 1945-     Italy -- Social conditions -- 1994-       MARC Display

The Italians / John Hooper. by Hooper, John, 1950- Viking, 2015. Call #: 945.093 H786i Subjects Italians -- Ethnic identity.   National characteristics, Italian.   Italy -- Civilization -- 1945-   Italy -- Social conditions -- 1994- ISBN:  9780525428077 (hc.) 0525428070 (hc.) Description:  xvii, 316 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:  The beautiful country -- A violent past -- Echoes and reverberations -- A hall of mirrors -- Fantasia -- Face values -- Life as art -- Gnocchi on Thursdays -- Holy orders -- Le Italiane attitudes change -- Lovers and sons -- Family matters -- People who don't dance -- Taking sides -- Restrictive practices -- Of Mafias and Mafiosi -- Temptation and tangenti -- Pardon and justice -- Questions of identity. Summary:  How can a nation that spawned the Renaissance have produced the Mafia? How could people concerned with bella figura (keeping up appearances) have elected Silvio Berlusconi as their leader, not once, but three times? Sublime and maddening, fascinating yet baffling, Italy is a country of seemingly unsolvable riddles. John Hooper's entertaining and perceptive new book is the ideal companion for anyone seeking to understand contemporary Italy and the unique character of the Italians. Digging deep into their history, culture, and religion, Hooper offers keys to understanding everything from their bewildering politics to their love of life and beauty. Looking at the facts that lie behind the stereotypes, he sheds new light on many aspects of Italian life-- football and Freemasonry, sex, symbolism, and the reason why Italian has twelve words for a coat hanger, yet none for a hangover. Even readers who think they know Italy well will be surprised, challenged, and delighted by The Italians. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 945.093 H786i Adult books Checked out Jul 06, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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