{"title":"John Dickie","description":"John Dickie lectures in Italian Studies at University College London. Cosa Nostra, his award-winning history of the Sicilian mafia, has been translated into twenty languages and has sold nearly half a million copies throughout the world; it was hailed in Italy as the best book ever written about the Mafia. In 2005 the president of the Italian Republic appointed him a Commendatore dell'Ordine della Stella della Solidarietà Italiana. He lives in London with his family.","products":[{"product_id":"the-delizia-the-epic-history-of-the-italians-and-their-food-paperback","title":"The Delizia!: The Epic History of the Italians and Their Food - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eLa Cucina\u003c\/i\u003e and Stanley Tucci's \u003ci\u003eTaste\u003c\/i\u003e, a vivid and passionate celebration of Italian food that explores its rich history and how it became the world's favorite cuisine.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this \"revelatory history of gourmet Italy from antiquity to today\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e), the fascinating story of how one vast country comprised of uniquely distinct regions came to produce some of the most delicious and beloved foods of all time is expertly revealed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you want to understand Italian food, it's important to recognize one central insight: Italian food is city food. It's not coincidental that so many Italian foods and dishes are named after cities: \u003ci\u003ebistecca alla fiorentina, prosciutto di Parma, pizza napoletana\u003c\/i\u003e. Italy has the world's longest unbroken tradition of urban living, and food has played an integral role in that tradition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDelizia!\u003c\/i\u003e explores this dynamic history by focusing on one great food per city per era, beginning, of course, with the introduction of pasta by Muslims to Sicily in the Middle Ages. Each chapter relates a key moment in a single city's gastronomic past and, together, these slices of life build into a single narrative that spans the centuries and evokes the look, the atmosphere, and the taste of past and present. Celebratory and compelling, \u003ci\u003eDelizia! \u003c\/i\u003eproves that \"if we are what we eat, who wouldn't want to be Italian\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, London).","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51366082150623,"sku":"9780743278072","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Lyu4Uvab8d9780743278072.webp?v=1789080817"},{"product_id":"cosa-nostra-a-history-of-the-sicilian-mafia-paperback","title":"Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed in Italy as the best book ever written about the mafia in any language, \u003ci\u003eCosa Nostra\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating, violent, and darkly comic account that reads like fiction and takes us deep into the inner sanctum of this secret society where few have dared to tread.In this gripping history of the Sicilian mafia, John Dickie uses startling new research to reveal the inner workings of this secret society with a murderous record. He explains how the mafia began, how it responds to threats and challenges, and introduces us to the real-life characters that inspired the American imagination for generations, making the mafia an international, larger than life cultural phenomenon. Dickie's dazzling cast of characters includes Antonio Giammona, the first \"boss of bosses''; New York cop Joe Petrosino, who underestimated the Sicilian mafia and paid for it with his life; and Bernard \"the Tractor\" Provenzano, the current boss of bosses who has been hiding in Sicily since 1963.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367060340959,"sku":"9781403970428","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/aE2gCwZ77U9781403970428.webp?v=1789102285"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/john-dickie.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}