LEADER 02815oam 2200613 a 450 001 9910825553603321 005 20231019212812.0 010 $a979-84-00-63547-2 010 $a1-282-40946-8 010 $a9786612409462 010 $a0-313-06280-3 024 7 $a10.5040/9798400635472 035 $a(CKB)1000000000808106 035 $a(EBL)491999 035 $a(OCoLC)65404664 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000415300 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11322628 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000415300 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10411088 035 $a(PQKB)11111503 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL491999 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10349789 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL240946 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC491999 035 $a(DLC)BP9798400635472BC 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000808106 100 $a20240214e20052024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCulture and customs of Italy /$fCharles Killinger 210 1$aWestport, Conn. :$cGreenwood Press,$d2005. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing (UK),$d2024 215 $a1 online resource (xxiv, 246 pages) $cillustrations, maps 225 1 $aCulture and customs of Europe 311 $a0-313-32489-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [227]-234) and index. 327 $aContents; Series Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chronology; 1 The Land, People, and History; 2 Religion and Thought; 3 Marriage, Gender, and Family; 4 Holidays, Saints' Days, Festivals, and Food; 5 Leisure Activities and Sport; 6 Literature; 7 The Performing Arts; 8 Art, Architecture, and Design; 9 Cinema and Mass Media; Glossary; Bibliography; Index 330 $aAmericans have a voracious appetite for Italy. It remains a primary destination for travel, art history, cuisine, and more. Like no other source, Culture and Customs of Italy engagingly explains the scope of Italy and Italians today to students and general readers in one volume. As well, this book provides the needed context to understand the enormous contributions of Italian Americans in shaping the cultural heritage and current popular culture of the United States.||It clearly summarizes the land, people, and history and relates the highlights of a culture that has excelled in so many areas, 410 0$aCulture and customs of Europe. 606 $aPopular culture$zItaly$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aItaly$xCivilization$y20th century 615 0$aPopular culture$xHistory 676 $a945.092 700 $aKillinger$b Charles L$01621438 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910825553603321 996 $aCulture and customs of Italy$93979919 997 $aUNINA