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Interpreting Italians (Paperback)
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Interpreting Italians (Paperback)
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Interpreting Italians is a socio-cultural travel guide designed for
people whose interest in Italy goes beyond the readymade impression
or the hackneyed cliche. It is a serious effort to understand what
the 'Italian temperament' actually is, how it came to be, and the
impact it has had both on Italians themselves and on the outsiders
who attempt to live intimately and knowledgeably among them. To
this end, it offers a thoughtful interpretation of those aspects of
Italian culture and history - furbizia and bella figura, the piazza
and the casa, the role of the mother, the extravagance of the
Baroque and the personal as well as architectural significance of
the facade - that have at once reflected and compounded Italians'
attitudes to foreigners and to each other by examining their
approaches to love and sex, religion and politics, food and the
family, language and bureaucracy, regionalism and immigration,
sport and the Mafia. The book consists of eighteen concise but
well-documented essays and five appendices that, in addition to an
extensive reading list, provide practical suggestions to visitors
relating to the preparation of menus and the selection of walking
tours and excursions to sites often overlooked by the casual
tourist. Interpreting Italians will be a useful aid to anyone truly
curious about discovering what makes Italians tick.
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