The Italians
Author: Hooper, John
ISBN: 9780241957622
Publisher: Penguin Press
Year First Published: 2016
Pages: 336
Dimensions: 200mm x 144mm x 20mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
A deeply knowledgeable and enjoyable account of what makes the Italians tick
Sublime and maddening, fascinating yet baffling, Italy is a country of endless paradox and seemingly unanswerable riddles.
John Hooper's marvellously entertaining and perceptive new book is the ideal companion for anyone seeking to understand contemporary Italy and the unique character of the Italians. Looking at the facts that lie behind - and often belie - the stereotypes, his revealing book sheds new light on many aspects of Italian life- football and Freemasonry, sex, symbolism and the reason why Italian has twelve words for a coat hanger, yet none for a hangover.
ISBN: 9780241957622
Publisher: Penguin Press
Year First Published: 2016
Pages: 336
Dimensions: 200mm x 144mm x 20mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
A deeply knowledgeable and enjoyable account of what makes the Italians tick
Sublime and maddening, fascinating yet baffling, Italy is a country of endless paradox and seemingly unanswerable riddles.
John Hooper's marvellously entertaining and perceptive new book is the ideal companion for anyone seeking to understand contemporary Italy and the unique character of the Italians. Looking at the facts that lie behind - and often belie - the stereotypes, his revealing book sheds new light on many aspects of Italian life- football and Freemasonry, sex, symbolism and the reason why Italian has twelve words for a coat hanger, yet none for a hangover.
