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The Italian/American Experience : a Collection of Writings.

The Italian/American Experience represents a meaningful attempt to inform Italian Americans about their group's varied experiences in America. This collection of eleven works offers readers an in-depth view of Italian American culture and heritage.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gesualdi, Louis J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham : University Press of America, 2012.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • THE ITALIAN/AMERICAN EXPERIENCE; CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 An Inaccurate Notion of Southern Italy; Chapter 2 A Reply to The Moral Basis of a Backward Society; Chapter 3 Making Democracy Work: Criticisms and Response; Chapter 4 The Cultural Trait Approach: A Critique; Chapter 5 Popularly Held Beliefs about Italian Americans and Organized Crime; Chapter 6 Bruhn and Wolf's Study of Roseto, Pennsylvania: A Brief Discussion; Chapter 7 Giovanni Schiavo's Works: A Summary; Chapter 8 Praises for Giovanni Schiavo.
  • Chapter 9 Some Ideas for Italian/American Research in the Twenty-first CenturyChapter 10 Italian American Studies: A Guide; Chapter 11 The Italian/American Experience: An Annotated Bibliography; Bibliography; Index.