{"product_id":"2026200007241-secondhand-the-italians","title":"The Italians","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 5th impression\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good         ,          price clipped\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work of cultural analysis and social history, The Italians presents a penetrating and affectionate portrait of the Italian people, their national character, and the civilization they have built over centuries. Luigi Barzini, drawing on his own experience as an Italian journalist and his deep familiarity with both Italian and Anglo-American culture, argues that to understand Italy one must look beyond its art, food, and landscapes to the underlying forces of family loyalty, political cunning, and the pursuit of bella figura that truly govern Italian life. Written with wit, candor, and elegant prose, the work illustrates how history, geography, and a deeply ingrained sense of spectacle have shaped a people at once brilliant and contradictory. Barzini chronicles the paradoxes of a nation that gave the world the Renaissance yet has long struggled with political instability, and he does so with the insider's authority and the outsider's clarity. First published in 1964, The Italians remains one of the most celebrated and insightful books ever written about a nation and its people.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887894868187,"sku":"2026200007241-SECONDHAND","price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/f2aa6f66-5689-449f-99cd-e1fcd97fe6c8.png?v=1781748092","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007241-secondhand-the-italians","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}