Luconi, Stefano.

From paesani to white ethnics : the Italian experience in Philadelphia / Stefano Luconi. - Albany : State University of New York Press, c2001. - x, 264 p. ; 24 cm. - SUNY series in Italian/American culture . - SUNY series in Italian/American culture. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-253) and index.

Chapter 1: Introduction: ethnicity as a social construction and the case of Italian Americans -- Chapter 2: The transposition of subnational identities -- Chapter 3: The development of a national identity -- Chapter 4: Italianness in the depression years -- Chapter 5: The impact of World War II and it aftermath -- Chapter 6: From Italian Americans to white ethnics.

0791448576 (alk. paper) 9780791448571 (alk. paper) 0791448584 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780791448588 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Italian Americans--Ethnic identity.--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Italian Americans--History--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--20th century.
Italian Americans--Social conditions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--20th century.


Philadelphia (Pa.)--Ethnic relations.
Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--20th century.
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social conditions--20th century.

F 158.9.I8 / L83 2001