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Sunday dinners, basement kitchens, and backyard gardens are everyday cultural entities long associated with Italian Americans, yet the general perception of them remains superficial and stereotypical at best.

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"The book is very pleasing and easy to read. Some essays, particularly those based on personal memoirs, are really moving and made me rethink in a more profound manner about deeply rooted behaviors." -Maria Kaliambou, Western Folklore "Sciorra's book conveys a strong sense of urgency to reexamine and re-think what we know about Italian Americans, while contributing to the legitimization of Italian-American folklore." -Modern Italy "It is rare to call a work of academic scholarship a page turner, but I think this collection is worthy of the honor... To put it bluntly, this collection is a joy to read." -- Stephen Olbrys Gencarella -Journal of Folklore Research

Italian Folk

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    A Hardback by Joseph Sciorra

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      Publisher Fordham University Press
      Published 1 December 2010
      ISBN-13 9780823232659
      978-0823232659
      ISBN-10 0823232654
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Sunday dinners, basement kitchens, and backyard gardens are everyday cultural entities long associated with Italian Americans, yet the general perception of them remains superficial and stereotypical at best.

      Trade Review
      "The book is very pleasing and easy to read. Some essays, particularly those based on personal memoirs, are really moving and made me rethink in a more profound manner about deeply rooted behaviors." -Maria Kaliambou, Western Folklore "Sciorra's book conveys a strong sense of urgency to reexamine and re-think what we know about Italian Americans, while contributing to the legitimization of Italian-American folklore." -Modern Italy "It is rare to call a work of academic scholarship a page turner, but I think this collection is worthy of the honor... To put it bluntly, this collection is a joy to read." -- Stephen Olbrys Gencarella -Journal of Folklore Research

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