The Italians / John Hooper.
The Italians / John Hooper.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Viking, 2015.
Call Numbers
G 2015/377
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xvii, 316 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
1. The beautiful country : Porta Pia ; Glory and misery ; "The crux of the Italian problem" ; Islands, highlands and plains -- 2. A violent past : Leo's legacy ; Goths, Lombards and Byzantines ; A holy forgery ; The communes ; The Venetian exception ; The medieval Mezzogiorno ; The Italian wars and...
12. Family matters : An honored but changing institution ; Divorce ; The decline of marriage ; The Italian family firm: myths and realities ; The arrival of the badante ; Stay-at-home kids: spoiled or just broke? ; "Amoral familism" ; Menefreghismo -- 13. People who don't dance : From behind shades...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Viking, 2015.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2015.
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Summary
How can a nation that spawned the Renaissance have produced the Mafia? How could people concerned with bella figura (keeping up appearances) have elected Silvio Berlusconi as their leader, not once, but three times? Sublime and maddening, fascinating yet baffling, Italy is a country of seemingly unsolvable riddles. John Hooper's entertaining and pe...
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The Italians / John Hooper.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2015/377
Record Identifier
74VKOP4GBNbM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKOP4GBNbM
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ISBN
0525428070
9780525428077
DDC
945.093
MMS ID
991022399629702626
