Were You Always an Italian: Ancestors and Other Icons of Italian America Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Were You Always an Italian: Ancestors and Other Icons of Italian America Book

Maria Laurino sifts through the stereotypes bedeviling Italian Americans to deliver a penetrating and hilarious examination of third-generation ethnic identity. With "intelligence and honesty" (Arizona Republic), she writes about guidos, bimbettes, and mammoni (mama's boys in Italy); examines the clashing aesthetics of Giorgio Armani and Gianni Versace; and unravels the etymology of southern Italian dialect words like gavone and bubidabetz. According to Frances Mayes, she navigates the conflicting forces of ethnicity "with humor and wisdom."Read More

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  • 0393321959
  • 9780393321951
  • M Laurino
  • 22 May 2001
  • W. W. Norton & Co.
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 224
  • Reprint
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