The Italians /
By: Hooper, John [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: 945.093Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Standard Loan | ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 945.093 HOO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0092126 |
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945.0929 The new Italians / | 945.0929 Italy : the unfinished revolution | 945.0929 Italy : the unfinished revolution | 945.093 HOO The Italians / | 945.5092 SPE Within Tuscany / | 945.50929 MAT The hills of Tuscany : a new home in an old land. | 945.634 COL The Vatican / |
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.