Author: Donna R. Gabaccia
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134225989
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Italy's residents are a migratory people. Since 1800 well over 27 million left home, but over half also returned home again. As cosmopolitans, exiles, and 'workers of the world' they transformed their homeland and many of the countries where they worked or settled abroad. But did they form a diaspora? Migrants maintained firm ties to native villages, cities and families. Few felt much loyalty to a larger nation of Italians. Rather than form a 'nation unbound,' the transnational lives of Italy's migrants kept alive international regional cultures that challenged the hegemony of national states around the world. This ambitious and theoretically innovative overview examines the social, cultural and economic integration of Italian migrants. It explores their complex yet distinctive identity and their relationship with their homeland taking a comprehensive approach.
Italy's Many Diasporas
Author: Donna R. Gabaccia
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134225989
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Italy's residents are a migratory people. Since 1800 well over 27 million left home, but over half also returned home again. As cosmopolitans, exiles, and 'workers of the world' they transformed their homeland and many of the countries where they worked or settled abroad. But did they form a diaspora? Migrants maintained firm ties to native villages, cities and families. Few felt much loyalty to a larger nation of Italians. Rather than form a 'nation unbound,' the transnational lives of Italy's migrants kept alive international regional cultures that challenged the hegemony of national states around the world. This ambitious and theoretically innovative overview examines the social, cultural and economic integration of Italian migrants. It explores their complex yet distinctive identity and their relationship with their homeland taking a comprehensive approach.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134225989
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Italy's residents are a migratory people. Since 1800 well over 27 million left home, but over half also returned home again. As cosmopolitans, exiles, and 'workers of the world' they transformed their homeland and many of the countries where they worked or settled abroad. But did they form a diaspora? Migrants maintained firm ties to native villages, cities and families. Few felt much loyalty to a larger nation of Italians. Rather than form a 'nation unbound,' the transnational lives of Italy's migrants kept alive international regional cultures that challenged the hegemony of national states around the world. This ambitious and theoretically innovative overview examines the social, cultural and economic integration of Italian migrants. It explores their complex yet distinctive identity and their relationship with their homeland taking a comprehensive approach.
Intimacy and Italian Migration
Author: Loretta Baldassar
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
ISBN: 0823231844
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Loretta Baldassar is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Western Australia. --
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
ISBN: 0823231844
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Loretta Baldassar is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Western Australia. --
Ancient Memories, Modern Identities
Author: Filippo Salvatore
Publisher: Guernica Editions
ISBN: 9781550710571
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Ancient Memories, Modern Identities stands for pagan, peasant memories in a postmodern, urban North America. Second- and third-generation authors, young by adoption but old in their vision, express the phenomenon of migration as both a physical displacement and indelible memory.
Publisher: Guernica Editions
ISBN: 9781550710571
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Ancient Memories, Modern Identities stands for pagan, peasant memories in a postmodern, urban North America. Second- and third-generation authors, young by adoption but old in their vision, express the phenomenon of migration as both a physical displacement and indelible memory.
Global Diasporas
Author: Robin Cohen
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134077947
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
In a perceptive and arresting analysis, Robin Cohen introduces his distinctive approach to the study of the world’s diasporas. This book investigates the changing meanings of the concept and the contemporary diasporic condition, including case studies of Jewish, Armenian, African, Chinese, British, Indian, Lebanese and Caribbean people. The first edition of this book had a major impact on diaspora studies and was the foundational text in an emerging research and teaching field. This second edition extends and clarifies Robin Cohen’s argument, addresses some critiques and outlines new perspectives for the study of diasporas. It has also been made more student-friendly with illustrations, guided readings and suggested essay questions.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134077947
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
In a perceptive and arresting analysis, Robin Cohen introduces his distinctive approach to the study of the world’s diasporas. This book investigates the changing meanings of the concept and the contemporary diasporic condition, including case studies of Jewish, Armenian, African, Chinese, British, Indian, Lebanese and Caribbean people. The first edition of this book had a major impact on diaspora studies and was the foundational text in an emerging research and teaching field. This second edition extends and clarifies Robin Cohen’s argument, addresses some critiques and outlines new perspectives for the study of diasporas. It has also been made more student-friendly with illustrations, guided readings and suggested essay questions.
Eh, Paesan!
Author: Nicholas De Maria Harney
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 9780802080998
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Today's Italian-Canadians face different images than previous generations. An exploration of the reproduction of cultural heritage in a global economy of rapid international communication.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 9780802080998
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Today's Italian-Canadians face different images than previous generations. An exploration of the reproduction of cultural heritage in a global economy of rapid international communication.
The Horn of Africa Diasporas in Italy
Author: Gabriele Proglio
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9783030583255
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
This book delves into the history of the Horn of Africa diaspora in Italy and Europe through the stories of those who fled to Italy from East African states. It draws on oral history research carried out by the BABE project (Bodies Across Borders: Oral and Visual Memories in Europe and Beyond) in a host of cities across Italy that explored topics including migration journeys, the memory of colonialism in the Horn of Africa, cultural identity in Italy and Europe, and Mediterranean crossings. This book shows how the cultural memory of interviewees is deeply linked to an intersubjective context that is changing Italian and European identities. The collected narratives reveal the existence of another Italy – and another Europe – through stories that cross national and European borders and unfold in transnational and global networks. They tell of the multiple identities of the diaspora and reconsider the geography of the continent, in terms of experiences, emotions, and close relationships, and help reinterpret the history and legacy of Italian colonialism.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9783030583255
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
This book delves into the history of the Horn of Africa diaspora in Italy and Europe through the stories of those who fled to Italy from East African states. It draws on oral history research carried out by the BABE project (Bodies Across Borders: Oral and Visual Memories in Europe and Beyond) in a host of cities across Italy that explored topics including migration journeys, the memory of colonialism in the Horn of Africa, cultural identity in Italy and Europe, and Mediterranean crossings. This book shows how the cultural memory of interviewees is deeply linked to an intersubjective context that is changing Italian and European identities. The collected narratives reveal the existence of another Italy – and another Europe – through stories that cross national and European borders and unfold in transnational and global networks. They tell of the multiple identities of the diaspora and reconsider the geography of the continent, in terms of experiences, emotions, and close relationships, and help reinterpret the history and legacy of Italian colonialism.
The Routledge History of Italian Americans
Author: William Connell
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135046700
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 915
Book Description
The Routledge History of Italian Americans weaves a narrative of the trials and triumphs of one of the nation’s largest ethnic groups. This history, comprising original essays by leading scholars and critics, addresses themes that include the Columbian legacy, immigration, the labor movement, discrimination, anarchism, Fascism, World War II patriotism, assimilation, gender identity and popular culture. This landmark volume offers a clear and accessible overview of work in the growing academic field of Italian American Studies. Rich illustrations bring the story to life, drawing out the aspects of Italian American history and culture that make this ethnic group essential to the American experience.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135046700
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 915
Book Description
The Routledge History of Italian Americans weaves a narrative of the trials and triumphs of one of the nation’s largest ethnic groups. This history, comprising original essays by leading scholars and critics, addresses themes that include the Columbian legacy, immigration, the labor movement, discrimination, anarchism, Fascism, World War II patriotism, assimilation, gender identity and popular culture. This landmark volume offers a clear and accessible overview of work in the growing academic field of Italian American Studies. Rich illustrations bring the story to life, drawing out the aspects of Italian American history and culture that make this ethnic group essential to the American experience.
My Two Italies
Author: Joseph Luzzi
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374298696
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
A child of Italian immigrants and scholar of Italian literature paints an intimate portrait that blends together history and the unusual to show how his 'two Italies' join and clash in unexpected ways.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374298696
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
A child of Italian immigrants and scholar of Italian literature paints an intimate portrait that blends together history and the unusual to show how his 'two Italies' join and clash in unexpected ways.
Italian Mobilities
Author: Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317677722
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
The Italian nation-state has been defined by practices of mobility. Tourists have flowed in from the era of the Grand Tour to the present, and Italians flowed out in massive numbers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries: Italians made up the largest voluntary emigration in recorded world history. As a bridge from Africa to Europe, Italy has more recently been a destination of choice for immigrants whose tragic stories of shipwreck and confinement are often in the news. This first-of-its-kind edited volume offers a critical accounting of those histories and practices, shedding new light on modern Italy as a flashpoint for mobilities as they relate to nationalism, imperialism, globalization, and consumer, leisure, and labor practices. The book’s eight essays reveal how a country often appreciated for what seems immutable - its classical and Renaissance patrimony - has in fact been shaped by movement and transit.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317677722
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
The Italian nation-state has been defined by practices of mobility. Tourists have flowed in from the era of the Grand Tour to the present, and Italians flowed out in massive numbers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries: Italians made up the largest voluntary emigration in recorded world history. As a bridge from Africa to Europe, Italy has more recently been a destination of choice for immigrants whose tragic stories of shipwreck and confinement are often in the news. This first-of-its-kind edited volume offers a critical accounting of those histories and practices, shedding new light on modern Italy as a flashpoint for mobilities as they relate to nationalism, imperialism, globalization, and consumer, leisure, and labor practices. The book’s eight essays reveal how a country often appreciated for what seems immutable - its classical and Renaissance patrimony - has in fact been shaped by movement and transit.
Umbertina
Author: Helen Barolini
Publisher: Feminist Press at CUNY
ISBN: 9781558612051
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Umbertina is leaving her small Calabrian village in Italy for a new life in the United States. As the years go by and Umbertina lives an Americanized life, her granddaughter, Marguerite, and her great-granddaughter, Tina, find themselves searching for deeper meaning in their lives. Their quest takes them back to Italy for a chance to explore their heritage.
Publisher: Feminist Press at CUNY
ISBN: 9781558612051
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Umbertina is leaving her small Calabrian village in Italy for a new life in the United States. As the years go by and Umbertina lives an Americanized life, her granddaughter, Marguerite, and her great-granddaughter, Tina, find themselves searching for deeper meaning in their lives. Their quest takes them back to Italy for a chance to explore their heritage.