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The Xenophobe's Guide to the Italians: The Xenophobe's Guides Series (Xenophobe's Guides) (Paperback)

by Martin Solly (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 64 pages
  • Publisher: Oval Books; New Ed edition (1 Mar 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1902825357
  • ISBN-13: 978-1902825359
  • Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.7 x 0.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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"Light-hearted guides well worth reading before you visit any of the countries or, if you have relatives that hail from those parts of the world, they can explain a lot."
--"Burton Mail"
"An enlightened new series, good natured, witty and useful. The Xenophobe's Guides to different nations deserves a real cheer."
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The character, values and foibles of the Italians.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Concise and Informative, 17 Dec 2004
By MR NC SHACKLEY (London, England) - See all my reviews
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The Xenophobes guide to the Italians is a concise, humorous and informative look at the Italian people and their way of life. Among the topics that are mentioned are the importance of regional identities, the North/South divide, and the importance of the family in Italian life, as well as many other things.
The book uses stereotypes and generalizations to describe the people, so it cannot, and should not, account for all Italians. An example of this is in the section writing about how the rest of the world sees Italy - "The typical stereotype of the Italians is that of a noisy, passionate, scheming Mediterranean people, whose brilliance and inventiveness are unfortunately marred by laziness and unreliability".
Another interesting point noted in the book is how the national identity of Italian immigrants is stonger than in other nations, and as a result people such as Robert De Niro, Frank Sinatra, and Diego Maradona are considered to be as much Italian as their newly adopted country.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent summary of a crazy nation, 14 Jan 2001
By M. King "mattking9" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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Haven't tried any of the other xenophobe's guides yet, but this one really hits the mark - in most amusing fashion - in describing the eccentricities of my Italian girlfriend and her family. Allegria, campanilismo, la mamma: it's all here.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars On the button!, 17 April 2006
When we moved to Italy someone bought us this book. What a gem! I lent it to my new-found Italian friend who speaks a little English. He made many comments in the margins saying 'This isn't true!' or 'This can't be right!'. We had a hilarious conversation where he admitted that everything was in fact true, or nearly. He just couldn't admit it! Very Italian!
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As an Italian myself I find this book quite funny. The guide is accurate most of the time but tend to refer to stereotypes or to Italians as they were 50 or more years ago! Read more
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