Hopelessly Alien - The Italian Immigration Experience in Chicago Heights

An in-depth sociological investigation of "hope" as it applies to the Italian immigrant experience in the blue-collar suburb of Chicago Heights between 1910 and 1950.

About the author

Louis Corsino is Professor of Sociology at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. He is the author of The Neighborhood Outfit: Organized Crime in Chicago Heights.

Product details

• Authors: Louis Corsino, Corsino Louis
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2024
• EAN: 9781438497648
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-9764-8
• No. of pages: 188
• Series: SUNY series in Italian/American Culture
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Migration, immigration & emigration, Local History, United States of America, USA, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Migration, immigration and emigration, History of the Americas, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, US Midwest, North Central & Mid-West States