The Italians (48 page)

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