{"product_id":"italy-a-glorious-shambles","title":"Italy A Glorious Shambles","description":"\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\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\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\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","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57197375357310,"sku":"NW9781836280828","price":11.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781836280828.jpg?v=1778540908","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/italy-a-glorious-shambles","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}