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The Italians /

By: Hooper, John, 1950- [author.].
Publisher: London : Allen Lane, 2015Description: xvi, 317 pages : ill., maps ; 27 cm.Content type: text | text | cartographic image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781846145445 (hardback); 9781846145445:; 1846145449 (hardback).Subject(s): Italians -- Ethnic identity | National characteristics, Italian | Italy -- Civilization -- 1945- | Italy -- Social conditions -- 1994- | Italy -- Social life and customs -- 1945-DDC classification: 945.093
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: John Hooper presents 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, he offers keys to assessing everything from their bewildering politics to their love of life and beauty.
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Standard Loan Standard Loan ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection 945.093 HOO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 0092126
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-[296]) and index.

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.

John Hooper presents 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, he offers keys to assessing everything from their bewildering politics to their love of life and beauty.

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