Italy's Many Diasporas - Brossura

Gabaccia, Donna R.

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ISBN 10: 1857285832 ISBN 13: 9781857285833

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2000

Riassunto

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.

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Recensione:

'One of the most perceptive critical syntheses in recent English-language historiography ... a fascinating reading for specialists and laypersons alike.' - International Review of Social History

L'autore:

Donna R. Gabaccia is Charles H. Stone Professor of American History at The University of North Carolina, Charlotte.

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• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1857285832
• ISBN 13: 9781857285833
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 284