Full Description
The Italian/American Experience: A Collection of Writings represents a meaningful attempt to inform Italian Americans about their group's varied experiences in America. This book, unlike many works on the Italian American experience, contains writings that explain why popular negative notions of Italian/American life are inaccurate. The Italian/American Experience lists a number of organizations and journals specializing in Italian American culture and provides brief descriptions of many leading researchers in the field of Italian American studies. This unique text also contains an annotated bibliography of key books that deal with the lives of Italians and Italian Americans. This collection of eleven works offers readers an in-depth view of Italian American culture and heritage.
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 Century
Chapter 10
Italian American Studies: A Guide
Chapter 11
The Italian/American Experience: An Annotated Bibliography
Bibliography
Index
