National Integration of Italian Return Migration, 1870-1929

Zusammenfassung This book examines return migration to Italy from the United States from 1870 to 1929. Many imigrants went to the United States to make money to buy land in Italy! and the Italian government came to see this as the best way of promoting economic modernization at home. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments; Introduction: emigration and the process of national integration; 1. The difficult task of national integration; 2. A blueprint for change; 3. The southern ethos; 4. The national debate; 5. Return migration; 6. American remittances; 7. Investing American savings; 8. regional differences; 9. Return and retirement; Conclusion: national integration and return migration; Notes; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Dino Cinel, Cinel Dino
• Con la collaborazione di: Robert Fogel (Editore), Stephan Thernstrom (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 22.08.2002
• EAN: 9780521521185
• ISBN: 978-0-521-52118-5
• Pagine: 292
• Serie: Interdisciplinary Perspectives; Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Modern History
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia sociale, assistenza sociale; USA, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, Italy, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Migration, immigration & emigration, United States of America, USA, Migration, immigration and emigration, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples