01392cam a2200265 4500 758904470 TxAuBib 20150410120000.0 150121s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014038474 9780525428077 hbk. $28.95 0525428070 hbk. $28.95 DLC eng DLC rda DLC TxGR TxAuBib Hooper, John, 1950- The Italians [Book] / John Hooper. New York : Viking, 2015. xvii, 316 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. 20150410. Italians Ethnic identity. Italy Social conditions 1994- Italy Civilization 1945- RV8