The Italians /
Hooper, John, 1950-
The Italians / John Hooper. - xvii, 316 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references 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.
9780525428077 0525428070
2014038474
Italians--Ethnic identity.
Italy--Civilization--1945-
Italy--Social conditions--1994-
DG451 / .H66 2015
945.093
The Italians / John Hooper. - xvii, 316 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references 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.
9780525428077 0525428070
2014038474
Italians--Ethnic identity.
Italy--Civilization--1945-
Italy--Social conditions--1994-
DG451 / .H66 2015
945.093