Speak the Culture: Italy – Out now!

Speak the Culture: Italy, the latest title in Thorogood’s series of cultural guides is here!!

Speak the Culture Italy

Italy is a country that many of us feel we know well. The food, the buildings, the wild hand gestures – all of them iconic. But what lies beneath the clichés? How do the Italians actually live? What do they know of their own history, of their music or sport? What do they know of their own culture?

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is rarely out of the international news. Most of the press is negative: the foreign media guffaw at Berlusconi’s weakness for attractive women and the accusations of dodgy dealing. Yet, in Italy, he commands the kind of popularity rating that Gordon Brown or Barack Obama can only dream of. Why? Speak the Culture: Italy explains it all, giving the background on Italian political culture and the widely held attitudes to government and power.

When you’re done boning up on politics, Speak the Culture: Italy can also instruct on which wines come from where or how the Italian diet breaks down region by region. And then there are the great films of Italian cinema, the key books by Italian writers, the story of Italian art and architecture (more colourful than most), the fashions, the media, the comedians… it’s all in there.

Like the previous titles in the Speak the Culture series, on France, Spain and Britain, the new book is expertly, wittily illustrated by artist Johnny Bull. The title also benefits greatly from the input of the Italian Cultural Institute, who were kind enough to advise and instruct where required.

So, you’ve got your phrasebook in hand, and know roughly what to say. And with your travel guide, you have a rough idea on where to visit. All you need now is Speak the Culture: Italy for that rounded understanding of what Italy and the Italians are all about.

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