euthanasia, 90, 137
evil eye, 136
Falcone, Giovanni, 216, 230, 235
Famiglia Cristiana,
130–31, 135
families:
child care and, 153
contributions of, 176–78
and corruption, 240
cuisine and, 96
decline of traditional, 173–75, 177, 185
extended, 165–66
loyalty to, 182–84, 202, 240
as obstacle to prosperity, 181–84
as point of commonality, 273
as providers of welfare, 177
reverence for, 169, 170–85, 202
society vs., 182–85
young adults living with, 163, 178–82
family businesses, 176–77, 182
famine, 100–101
fan clubs, power of, 211–12
fantasia
(illusion), 56–71
Fascism, 35–36, 50–51, 123, 140
conflict over, 203–4
fall of, 127–28
Italy under, 56, 121, 127, 165, 219, 276
soccer used for propaganda by, 205–6, 207
n,
211
n
women under, 142–43
fashion, 59, 76, 86–87, 113, 149, 275
business empires in, 177, 188
political importance of, 72–75
FC Internazionale Milano (Inter), 205–7
FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, 222
Fellini, Federico, 143, 189, 213, 292
feminist movement, 141–43, 148–49, 174
Ferrari, 60, 204
Ferrero, Michele, 176–77
fesso,
fessi,
33–34, 97
Fiat motor company, 9, 51, 60, 124, 176, 213
fidanzata,
fidanzato,
158, 172
Filipinos, as immigrants, 279–80, 282
financial crisis of 2007, 80–81
Five-Star Movement (M5S), 59, 85, 116
Flaiano, Ennio, 213, 283
flattery, 92–93
Florence, 4, 8, 19, 50, 59
n,
66, 127
n,
159, 203, 206, 211
football,
see
soccer
forgiveness, 257–58
Formula One motor racing, 204, 208
Forum, Roman, 15
n
Forza Italia, 59, 79, 81
France, French, 10, 12, 15, 35, 76, 81, 117, 124, 136
n,
144, 221, 283, 291
cuisine of, 97, 102–3
influence on Italy of, 9, 10, 19, 20, 21, 22
Italy compared with, 49, 64, 87, 98, 110, 143, 147, 159, 162, 173, 178, 201, 227, 239, 240, 272, 277, 283
Francis, Pope, 119
Francis of Assisi, Saint, 4, 136
Franks, 12, 15
Frederick II, Holy Roman emperor, 19, 20, 122, 275
Freemasonry, 125–27
French language, 26, 27, 116
n
Friuli–Venezia Giulia, 10, 11, 27
fumata blanca,
133–34
furbo,
furbizia,
33–34, 97, 241, 258
Galilei, Galileo, 4, 66
n,
76
Gambetta, Diego, 235–36
gambling, 116–18
garantisti,
263–64
Garibaldi, Giuseppe, 30, 36, 37, 125, 272
gay marriage, gay partnerships, 129, 169
Gelli, Licio, 125
Gelmini, Mariastella, 121
gender roles, 138, 139–54, 156–57, 166–67
Genoa, 5, 10, 22, 99, 205–6
Genoese Republic, 10
geography, 4–11, 22, 270–71
German language, 85
n,
139
in Italy, 10, 26, 27
Germany, Germans, 20, 31, 35, 66, 108, 122
n,
203, 227, 273, 289, 291
influence on Italy of, 15–16, 26
Italy compared with, 42, 49, 64, 87, 98, 114, 178, 197, 220, 240
in World War II, 34–35, 50, 52, 59
n,
123, 140
gesticulation, 75–76
Getty, John Paul, III, 233
ghibellini
(Ghibellines), 203–4
gift wrapping, 77, 85–86
Giornale, Il,
61, 84
giustizialisti,
262–63
Global Gender Gap Report,
146–47
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 7, 141
Goths, 14, 26, 67
government:
diffusion of power in, 42–44
historical self-rule in localities, 25, 43
Rome as center of, 35, 43
women in, 150
see also
politics
grande bellezza, La
(
The Great Beauty
), 292–93
grandparents, role of, 179–80
Great Britain, British, 30, 31, 35, 51, 59
n,
64
n,
74–76, 80, 81, 85
n,
101, 121–22, 125, 166, 205, 211, 242, 262, 274, 289, 290
Italy compared with, 37, 42, 64, 85, 87, 94–96, 98, 110, 111, 114, 130, 134, 146
n,
147, 157, 160, 170, 171
n,
173, 174, 178–80, 182, 195, 197, 201, 220, 227, 238, 240, 258, 274, 277, 282–83
Greece, Greeks, 26, 28, 66, 87, 102, 196, 222, 235
Grillo, Beppe, 116, 150
Guardia de Finanza, 42, 83
guelfi
(Guelphs), 203–4
hacking, in educational cheating, 61–62
Haiti, 288
Hapsburg Empire, 11
hate crimes, 168–69
Henry VI, Holy Roman emperor, 19
heroin use, 232
Herrera, Helenio “
Il Mago,
” 206–7
Hitler, Adolf, 56, 123, 199
Holy Roman Empire, 15–19, 20, 202–3
homosexuals, 129, 159, 167–69
housewives, 147, 153
husbands, role of, 153–54, 166
If Not Now, When?
(Levi), 150
used as slogan, 167
imagination (
fantasia
), 56–71
immigrants, in Italy:
in elder care, 177–78
ethnic cuisine of, 101–2
expulsion of, 48, 285
family and, 173
illegal or unauthorized, 281, 286
insensitivity toward, 282
integration problems faced by, 279–86
number of, 279–80, 286
religious diversity of, 130, 134
vital role of, 286
India, 43, 222, 247
individualismo,
201
indulto
(pardon), 255
industry:
lack of innovation in, 182
northern Italy as center of, 8, 9, 28, 205
rise of, 130, 187
Innocent III, Pope, 122
inquisitorial justice, 262, 265
Internet, 85, 161, 162
in educational cheating, 61–62
gambling and, 118
news and, 46, 47, 84, 130
politics and, 79, 81
wariness of, 110
invasions, 12–15, 17, 20–21, 30, 59, 67, 99, 107, 114, 130, 271
in vitro fertilization, 92, 129
Isfol, 245–46
Istanbul (Constantinople), 14, 196
Istat surveys, 110, 148, 153, 167, 171, 274
Italia,
various interpretations of term, 270–72
Italian Americans, 91–92, 164, 241, 281
Italian language, 10, 46, 96, 139, 145, 165, 180, 191–92
Church’s influence on, 133–34
dialects of, 27–28
effect of family on grammar of, 172–73
official national, 274
titles and terms of address in, 192–95
Italian Republic, 30, 141
Italian Riviera, 10, 117
Italians:
achievements in art and culture of, 3–4, 12, 19, 21, 59, 76
ambiguity prized by, 44–55
ambiguous view toward foreigners by, 30–32, 194
appearance valued by, 72–89, 113, 188–89, 201
as averse to change, 104–18, 289–90
commonality of, 28–29, 273–74
communal social activity of, 199–215
complexity valued by, 39, 40–44
as conspiratorial, 69–70
creativity of, 56–61
and deception, 33–35, 60–71
divisions among, 269–72, 274–76
ethnic composition of, 26
growing tolerance for risk among, 116–17
isolation of, 189, 271
as joiners, 202
as kindly and forgiving, 257–58
low morale of, 291–92
as mistrustful, 34–35, 39, 101–3, 109–16, 184–85, 186–98, 235, 273
national identity questions for, 269–87
as optimistic, 136
overseas, 279
as querulous, 202–3
sense of pride and superiority of, 28–29
theatricality of, 65–66
truth as subjective for, 44–47
unhappiness quotient of, 287–88
as vulnerable and downtrodden, 29–30, 88
work ethic of, 94–95, 113
Italian Wars, 20–21
Italmobiliare, 177
Italy:
colonialism of, 37, 283–84
current and future vision for, 287–93
declining birth rate of, 48
foreign domination of, 4, 12–22, 26, 29, 33, 67
geographic division of, 4–11, 270–72
historical division of, 12–22, 25, 31, 271, 275–77
internal migration in, 128–29, 234, 274–75
maps of,
xiii,
xiv
as monarchy, 30
multiple languages and dialects spoken in, 26–28
national anthem of, 29–30, 120
north-south cultural diversity in, 11, 17, 23–26, 67, 234, 272, 273
regions of,
xiv,
4–11
Janiculum Hill, 7
Japan, 201–2, 228–29
Japanese cuisine, 101–2