KILLINGER, Charles

Culture and Customs of Italy

Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2005. First Edition. Large octavo (24cm); red/color pictorial paper-covered boards; xxiv, 246pp, frontispiece. Boards show very minor surface wear, scratches and scuffs. Textblock clean and tight; frontispiece shows illustrated map of Italy. Near Fine.

A general overview of Italian culture and the origins of its many customs and social attitudes. With a chronology of significant events in Italian history, politics, crime, and culture, beginning in 753 BC with the founding of Rome. With chapters on religion, family, holidays, sports, fine arts, architecture and design, and mass media.

Price: $30.00

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