The Italians - Hooper, John, 1950- (New York : Viking, 2015)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Italians -- Ethnic identity; Italy -- Civilization -- 1945-; Italy -- Social conditions -- 1994-