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Book SynopsisMost studies of immigration to the New World have focused on the United States. Samuel L. Baily's eagerly awaited book broadens that perspective through a comparative analysis of Italian immigrants to Buenos Aires and New York City before World War I.
Trade ReviewBaily makes a convincing argument for multinational comparisons.
-- Michael La Sorte * Journal of American Ethnic History *
Immigrants in the Lands of Promise is exceptional in various regards. The book is written in a clear, economical style. Statistics and narrative are combined in a balanced, articulated, and useful manner... Baily's stubborn loyalty to quantititative methods produces important insights into issues that needed to be addressed and quantified.
-- Ricardo D. Salvatore, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella * Latin American Research Review *
Many speak of the virtue of comparative history, but few are brave enough to undertake the challenge. Samuel Baily accepted the challenge and has made an important contribution to this emerging genre... This volume should stimulate lively discussions among students of migration, urban studies, and comparative history.
-- Rudolph J. Vecoli, University of Minnesota—Twin Cities * The Journal of American History *
The author examines the way in which groups of immigrants coming from various parts of Italy adapted to the realities of their new situation... Baily's approach... makes his work a rarity in the field of the immigration history... His book is an excellent example of how it is possible to succeed in this not easy intent.
-- Elisabetta Vezzosi, University of Trieste * Journal of Social History *
Table of ContentsPrologue: Migration from a Participant Family's Perspective
Introduction: The Comparative Study of Transnational Italian Migration
PART I: THE ITALIAN DIASPORA AND THE OLD AND NEW WORLD CONTEXTS OF MIGRATION
1. Italy and the Causes of Emigration
2. The Italian Migrations to Buenos Aires and New York City
3. What the Immigrants Found
PART II: THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE ITALIANS IN BUENOS AIRES AND NEW YORK CITY
4 Fare I America
5. Residence Patterns and Residential Mobility
6. Family, Household, and Neighborhood
7. Formal Institutions before the Mass Migration Era
8. Formal Institutions during the Mass Migration Era
9. Constructing a Continuum
