{"product_id":"9781836280828-italy-a-glorious-shambles","title":"Italy, a Glorious Shambles","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA profile of Italy which examines many of the less well-known aspects of the country. In a humorous way it uncovers the country's blatant sources of bewilderment, as well as its very charming, amusing and, at times, exceedingly infuriating facets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eItaly is a unique country. This book combines, in an empathetic and amusing manner, the author's 40 years of personal experience and observation of life in Italy, with an incisive social commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt examines the impact of recent historical events and the country's fascist legacy, which remains of great pertinence today, for both Italy and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eItalians project the impression of being comfortable in their own skin. Life is to be enjoyed, simply and fully – as has been said: 'They just seem to do life better than we do'. This remark conveys perfectly Italians' wonderful ability to cope with anything that is thrown at them: tomorrow is another day. The book also explores the time-wasting and, often, positively absurd ways in which Italians must deal with the administrative aspects of everyday life. As a result, they have become past masters in creativity for social and economic survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, many personal observations document the innate generosity – in terms of attitudes, values, judgement and kindness – of Italians. Such a capacity accounts, to a large extent, for their spontaneous ability to simplify life and to facilitate interactions at all levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54826519134582,"sku":"9781836280828","price":13.13,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31530206.jpg?v=1733333071","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781836280828-italy-a-glorious-shambles","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}