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Soft Soil, Black Grapes : The Birth of Italian Winemaking in California /

From Ernest and Julio Gallo to Francis Ford Coppola, Italians have shaped the history of California wine. In this account of the ethnic origins of California wine, Simone Cinotto rewrites a century-old triumphalist story.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cinotto, Simone (Author)
Other Authors: Tarnopolski, Michelle (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Italiano
Published: New York, New York : New York University Press, 2016.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Success of Italian Winemakers in California and the "Pavesian Myth"
  • Producing Winescapes : Immigrant Labor on California Land
  • The Culture and Economy of Wine in Italy and California
  • One Nation : The Importance of Ethnic Cooperation
  • The Spirit and Social Ethics of Ethnic Entrepreneurship
  • The Ethnic Edge : The Economy of Matrimonial Strategies and Family Culture
  • White Labor and Happy Families : Race, Social Capital, and Paternalism
  • Italian Winemakers and the American System
  • Wine and the Alchemy of Race I : The Social and Cultural Economy of Italian Regionalism
  • Wine and the Alchemy of Race II : Prohibition
  • Conclusion : Work, Social Capital, and Race in the Experience of Italian Winemakers in California.