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The passeggiata and popular culture in an Italian town : folklore and the performance of modernity / Giovanna P. Del Negro

Del Negro, Giovanna [Verfasser]

Montréal [u.a.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004

Birmingham, AL, USA : EBSCO Industries, Inc.

1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 183 pages) : Illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-178) and index

978-0-7735-7199-0 ; 0-7735-7199-X

"[A]n evocative account of social life in the central Italian town of Sasso. Focusing on the passeggiata (ritual promenade), Del Negro provides a vivid picture of dressing, walking, courting, and socializing in Sasso's piazza."--Jacket.