Were You Always an Italian?: Ancestors and Other Icons of Italian America
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| Management number | 233347771 | Release Date | 2026/06/27 | List Price | $7.27 | Model Number | 233347771 | ||
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"One of the best books about the immigrant experience in America....unique and gracefully written."―San Francisco Chronicle 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
| ISBN10 | 0393321959 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0393321951 |
| Edition | Reprint |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Dimensions | 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.3 inches |
| Item Weight | 9.6 ounces |
| Print length | 220 pages |
| Publication date | June 17, 2001 |
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Cultural & Ethnic Studies
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