Description
Book SynopsisThe Italian Americans: A Multicultural View demonstrates how popular negative notions of Italian American life are inaccurate. It is an introduction to an understanding of the Italian American sociohistorical experience including the oppression, exploitation and discrimination of this group in the United States, past and present.
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 A Brief Look at Some Beccarian Principles
Chapter 2 A Brief Timeline of the Oppression, Exploitation and Discrimination of Italian Americans in the United States
Chapter 3 A Comparison of the Italian and Black Sociohistorical Experiences in the United States from 1870 to the Present
Chapter 4 Struggle and Triumph: A History of Prominent Hershey Italian Americans
Chapter 5 The Effect of Fascist Political Repression and the Manifesto of Race on Selected Prominent Italian and Italian American Jewish Academics: Murder and Flight—Italy’s Loss and America’s Gain –A Multicultural Narrative
Chapter 6 The Holocaust and Italy
Chapter 7 A Brief Discussion on Roseto
Chapter 8 Popular Held Beliefs about Italian Americans and Organized Crime
Chapter 9 A Brief Critique on the 2015 PBS Special on Italian Americans
Chapter 10 Criticisms of the Banning of Columbus Day
Chapter 11 Some Ideas for Research and Projects for the American Italian Sociohistorical Association
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors
