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

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

Paperback

AnthropologyGeneral Racism & Ethnic Studies

ISBN10: 0393321959
ISBN13: 9780393321951
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: Jun 1 2001
Pages: 220
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
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.

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