The 'fatal charm of Italy' has held Lord Byron - and millions of tourists ever since - in its spell. Yet, beneath 'the brilliant and vivacious surface', what are the realities of Italian life? Few writers have ever painted a portrait of their compatriots as crisp, frank and fearless as Luigi Barzini's. Cutting through the familiar clich???s, he instructs us with a cascade of anecdotes and provides a marvellous guided tour through centuries of history. He examines Machiavelli and Mussolini, popes, pilgrims and prostitutes, ...
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The 'fatal charm of Italy' has held Lord Byron - and millions of tourists ever since - in its spell. Yet, beneath 'the brilliant and vivacious surface', what are the realities of Italian life? Few writers have ever painted a portrait of their compatriots as crisp, frank and fearless as Luigi Barzini's. Cutting through the familiar clich???s, he instructs us with a cascade of anecdotes and provides a marvellous guided tour through centuries of history. He examines Machiavelli and Mussolini, popes, pilgrims and prostitutes, cliques and conspiracies, Casanova and the crippling power of the Church. Yet alongside the Baroque exuberance and spectacular display, the love of life and the life of love, he also shows us a divided nation, injustice, ignorance, poverty and fear. All this is Italy, a country of dazzling achievement and an uncanny aptitude for getting round problems; both its virtues and its vices are celebrated in this sparkling book
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Very Good. Very Good Jacket. Size: 8x1x10; 1972 impression Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
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Good with no Dust Jacket. 0241902940. 8vo 8"-9" tall; Ex-Library; 352 pages; Ex-library. Green hardcovers with gold-toned spine wraps. Spine is lightly soiled and sunned. Usual libary marks, stamps and paste-down present. DJ flaps pasted to front end page. Interior pages are clean and are lightly aging. Fully intact binding. No dust jacket.
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Fair in Good dust jacket. 352 pages; personal stamp from previous owner to the top exterior edge and to the bottom exterior edge of textblock. Minor foxing to the fore-edge of textblock. Slightly cocked spine. DJ price clipped. Light foxing inside the DJ. Name inscription on front free endpaper. Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings on text pages.; -Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.
