The Italians

by Hooper, John

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Title Statements

Full title :The Italians / John Hooper.

Summary

John Hooper entertaining and perceptive new book is the ideal companion for anyone seeking to understand contemporary Italy and the unique character of the Italians. Fifteen years as a foreign correspondent based in Rome have sharpened Hooper observations, and he looks at the facts that lie behind the stereotypes, shedding new light on everything from the Italians bewildering politics to their love of life and beauty. Hooper persuasively demonstrates the impact of geography, history, and tradition on many aspects of Italian life, including football and Freemasonry, sex, food, and opera. Brimming with the kind of fascinating and often hilarious insights unavailable in guidebooks, The Italians will surprise even the most die-hard Italophile. -- Goodreads.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2016.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Penguin Books
Place of Publication:New York, New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2016.

The Physical Object

Description:xvii, 316 pages : : illustrations ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:014312840X, 9780143128403
oclc:ocn908176071
LC Classification:DG451
Dewey Decimal:945.093

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.

Subjects

Civilization Italians -- Ethnic identity Italie -- Civilisation -- 1945- . Italie -- Conditions sociales -- 1994- Italy Italy -- Civilization -- 1945- Italy -- Social conditions -- 1994- Since 1945 Social conditions