Louis J. Gesualdi

The Italian/American Experience

A Collection of Writings

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 108
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 170g
• ISBN-13: 9780761858607
• ISBN-10: 0761858601
• Artikelnr.: 35211760

Autorenporträt

Louis J. Gesualdi is an associate professor of sociology at the College of Professional Studies, St. John's University. He received his Ph.D. in sociology from Fordham University in 1988. He has published The Italian Immigrants in Connecticut, 1880-1940, The Religious Acculturation of the Italian American Catholics, and booklets on Italian Americans.

Inhaltsangabe

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 Century Chapter 10
Italian American Studies: A Guide Chapter 11 The Italian/American
Experience: An Annotated Bibliography Bibliography Index