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Amore: An American Father's Roman Holiday
Roger Friedland
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Description for Amore: An American Father's Roman Holiday
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; BM; VFX; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 27. Weight in Grams: 332.
Part memoir, part cultural exploration, Amore follows an American father as he and his teenage daughters journey into the heart of Rome, into the way Romans love and what they have to teach about its erosion in America. As his twin daughters approached adolescence, sociologist Roger Friedland was worried. The thing that most bothered him was not the erotic heat of its youth culture, but the lovelessness of its sex. Offered the chance to live and teach in Rome, Roger and his wife, Debra, seized the opportunity to take their family to live in a city where love ... Read more
Part memoir, part cultural exploration, Amore follows an American father as he and his teenage daughters journey into the heart of Rome, into the way Romans love and what they have to teach about its erosion in America. As his twin daughters approached adolescence, sociologist Roger Friedland was worried. The thing that most bothered him was not the erotic heat of its youth culture, but the lovelessness of its sex. Offered the chance to live and teach in Rome, Roger and his wife, Debra, seized the opportunity to take their family to live in a city where love ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780062325587
SKU
V9780062325587
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Ref
99-15
About Roger Friedland
Roger Friedland is a cultural sociologist who studies love, sex, and God. Professor of Religious Studies and Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and New York University, he is also the coauthor of The Fellowship: The Untold Story of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship (with Harold Zellman). He lives with his wife in Santa Barbara, California. ... Read more
Reviews for Amore: An American Father's Roman Holiday
"This is a fascinating contrasting of the quality of life in the U.S. and that in Rome and what the difference may mean for the future of family life and national destiny."
Booklist "Intelligent, thoughtful and well-researched, Friedland's book is not only a love letter to Rome, but also to his daughters and the members of their generation, for ... Read more
Booklist "Intelligent, thoughtful and well-researched, Friedland's book is not only a love letter to Rome, but also to his daughters and the members of their generation, for ... Read more