The Italians

Hooper has written a fascinating, affectionate and well-researched study that delivers the tantalising flavour of a country as hot, cold, bitter and sweet as an affogato'' The Telegraphbr>br>''This portrait of a nation is required reading for anyone heading to a Tuscan villa or Puglian beach this summer'' Financial Timesbr>br>Sublime and maddening, fascinating yet baffling, Italy is a country of endless paradox and seemingly unanswerable riddles. br>br>John Hooper''s marvellously entertaining and perceptive 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.>

Product details

• Authors: John Hooper
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.01.2016
• EAN: 9780241957622
• ISBN: 978-0-241-95762-2
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, Italy, Regional / International studies, Places and peoples: general and pictorial works