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.

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Italians--Ethnic identity.


Italy--Civilization--1945-
Italy--Social conditions--1994-

DG451 / .H66 2015

945.093