Were You Always an Italian?: Ancestors and Other Icons of Italian America Paperback W. W. Norton & Company
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Were You Always an Italian?: Ancestors and Other Icons of Italian America Paperback W. W. Norton & Company

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

W. W. Norton & Company
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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.

Author: Maria Laurino
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 06/17/2001
Pages: 220
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780393321951
ISBN10: 0393321959
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Minority Studies
- Social Science | Anthropology | Cultural & Social
- Social Science | Customs & Traditions