Italian American : : The Racializing of an Ethnic Identity / / David A.J. Richards.
When southern Italians began emigrating to the U.S. in large numbers in the 1870s-part of the "new immigration" from southern and eastern rather than northern Europe-they were seen as racially inferior, what David A. J. Richards terms "nonvisibly" black. The first study of its ki...
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Richards, David A.J., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Italian American : The Racializing of an Ethnic Identity / David A.J. Richards. New York, NY : New York University Press, [1999] ©1999 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Revolutionary Constitutionalism -- 3. The Promise and Betrayal of Italian Revolutionary Constitutionalism: The Southern Italian Emigration -- 4. American Liberal Nationalism and the Italian Emigration -- 5. Multicultural Identity and Human Rights -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star When southern Italians began emigrating to the U.S. in large numbers in the 1870s-part of the "new immigration" from southern and eastern rather than northern Europe-they were seen as racially inferior, what David A. J. Richards terms "nonvisibly" black. The first study of its kind, Italian American explores the acculturation process of Italian immigrants in terms of then-current patterns of European and American racism. Delving into the political and legal context of flawed liberal nationalism both in Italy (the Risorgimento) and the United States (Reconstruction Amendments), Richards examines why Italian Americans were so reluctant to influence depictions of themselves and their own collective identity. He argues that American racism could not have had the durability or political power it has had either in the popular understanding or in the corruption of constitutional ideals unless many new immigrants, themselves often regarded as racially inferior, had been drawn into accepting and supporting many of the terms of American racism. With its unprecedented focus on Italian American identity and an interdisciplinary approach to comparative culture and law, this timely study sheds important light on the history and contemporary importance of identity and multicultural politics in American political and constitutional debate. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022) Americanization. Constitutional history Europe. Constitutional history Italy. Constitutional history United States. Italian Americans Cultural assimilation. Italian Americans Ethnic identity. Racism Political aspects United States History 19th century. Racism Political aspects United States History 20th century. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000 9783110716924 print 9780814775202 https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479849048.001.0001 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781479849048 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781479849048/original |
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