"Our Little Paris" -- Modernity in Folklore, Social Thought, and the Field Encounter -- Light Industry and Accordions: Representations of Contemporary Sassano Identity -- The Miracle, the Blonde, and the Prostitutes: Gender and Social Change in Sassano Discourse -- Seeing and Being Seen in the Sassano Passeggiata -- Our Modernity
Summary
"[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
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-178) and index
