Synopses & Reviews
This illustrated introduction to the study of modern Italian culture brings together specialists in the fields of language; politics; religious, ethnic, and gender identities; the mass media; cultural policy; and movie stars. In four thematic sections, the contributors elucidate their own slice of Italian culture. Geographies questions received notions of the Italian nation, the family, the "South" and corruption; it also looks at anthropological approaches to culture and at Italy's linguistic pluralism. Identities examines gender, religion, politics, and ethnicity as a means by which people define themselves and others. Media explores the press, literature, television, and cinema. Culture and Society brings together historical analyses of cultural policy, stars and style, and popular music. The book includes guidance for further reading and a chronology of political and cultural events since 1900.
Review
"...for those unfamiliar with contemporary Italy, this is a lucid and lively introduction."--American Journal of Sociology
"An excellent and timely collection of articles that deserves a wide readership among Italianists and their students."--Steven Botterill, University of California
Review
"...for those unfamiliar with contemporary Italy, this is a lucid and lively introduction."--American Journal of Sociology
"An excellent and timely collection of articles that deserves a wide readership among Italianists and their students."--Steven Botterill, University of California
Synopsis
This radical first course on complex analysis brings a beautiful and powerful subject to life by consistently using geometry (not calculation) as the means of explanation. Aimed at undergraduate students in mathematics, physics, and engineering, the book's intuitive explanations, lack of
advanced prerequisites, and consciously user-friendly prose style will help students to master the subject more readily than was previously possible. The key to this is the book's use of new geometric arguments in place of the standard calculational ones. These geometric arguments are communicated
with the aid of hundreds of diagrams of a standard seldom encountered in mathematical works. A new approach to a classical topic, this work will be of interest to students in mathematics, physics, and engineering, as well as to professionals in these fields.
Synopsis
Adopting a unique and accessible interdisciplinary focus, 'Italian Cultural Studies: An Introduction' presents a variety of new perspectives on modern Italian culture. The four parts of the book explore diverse aspects of culture in Italy.
About the Author
David D. Forgacs is a Fellow of Gonville and Caius and University Lecturer in Italian at Cambridge University.
Robert R. Lumley is Lecturer in Italian Studies at University College, London