Italy on the Pacific San Francisco''s Italian Americans

Informationen zum Autor SEBASTIAN FICHERA holds a doctorate in history from UCLA, USA. He has published articles in History News Network and in Studi Emigrazione . Klappentext This book details the Italian immigrant experience in San Francisco from the Gold Rush to the Mayoralty of George Moscone - which is to say the entire life cycle of the Italian community - and defines the concept of community in a way never seen before. Zusammenfassung This book details the Italian immigrant experience in San Francisco from the Gold Rush to the Mayoralty of George Moscone - which is to say the entire life cycle of the Italian community - and defines the concept of community in a way never seen before. Inhaltsverzeichnis Pioneers: Kindling an Italian Group Consciousness in Early San Francisco The Emigration: Creating Italy without Italians The Immigrant Economy: Making Assets Out of Liabilities Their Signature Calling: Italian American Wine Making Comes of Age North Beach: A Community Building Thrust Achieves Critical Mass Day of Reckoning: Fasces vs. Stars and Stripes and the Road to World War II Long Journey Home: Opening Out Into the Mainstream Epilogue: Creating Americans

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sebastian Fichera, FICHERA SEBASTIAN, S. Fichera, S Fichera
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 16.11.2011
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Saggistica > Storia > Altro
• EAN: 9780230338784
• ISBN: 978-0-230-33878-4
• Numero di pagine: 247
• Serie: Italian and Italian American Studies; Italian and Italian American S; Italian and Italian American S; Italian and Italian American Studies
• Categorie: Geschichte, Italien, Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte, Europäische Geschichte, B, Cultural History, History, entdecken, European History, Social History, Social & cultural history, History of the Americas, History, Modern, Civilization—History, Palgrave History Collection, Modern History, America—History, History of Italy, Italy—History, United States—History, US History