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Speak the Culture Italy

Speak the Culture Italy

by Andrew Whittaker

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 343 PAGES

This helpful guide with a sense of humor provides an overview of historic and contemporary Italian culture, including art, opera, fashion, the media and of course food. Subsections allowing for easy reference give information on popular sports, the Mafia, Fascist films, regional dialects, Baroque architects and much more.  (ITA111, $24.95)

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