Italianness and Migration from the Risorgimento to the 1960s (Palgrave Studies in Migration History) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3030889661 ISBN 13: 9783030889661

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023

Synopsis

This edited collection explores the notion of Italianness - or Italianità – through migration history. It focuses on the interaction between Italians circulating around the world, and their relationship with Italy from a political and cultural perspective. Answering the important question of how migration affects Italianness, the authors explore the ways in which migrants retained their Italian culture, customs and practices during and after their travels. Spanning a long period from the Risorgimento up until the 1960s, the book sheds light on the institutions and social structures that contributed to the construction of cultural links between Italian migrants and their country of origin. Not only broad in its temporal scope, the volume covers a wide geographic area, examining the lives of Italian migrants in North America, South America, Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Bringing together a wealth of research on Italians, alongside the different migratory routes takenby these men and women, this book provides new insights into Italian culture and seeks to strengthen our understanding of Italian migration history.

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About the Author

Stéphane Mourlane is Associate Professor of Modern History at Aix-Marseille Université and a researcher at TELEMMe research centre.

Céline Regnard is Associate Professor of Modern History at Aix-Marseille Université, researcher at TELEMMe research centre and a former member of the Institut Universitaire de France.

Manuela Martini is Professor of Modern History at the Université Lumière Lyon 2, a researcher at the LARhRA research centre and a member of the Institut Universitaire de France.

Catherine Brice is Professor of Modern History in the Center for Research in Comparative European History (CRHEC) at the Université Paris-Est Créteil, and a former member of the Institut Universitaire de France.

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This edited collection explores the notion of Italianness - or Italianità – through migration history. It focuses on the interaction between Italians circulating around the world, and their relationship with Italy from a political and cultural perspective. Answering the important question of how migration affects Italianness, the authors explore the ways in which migrants retained their Italian culture, customs and practices during and after their travels. Spanning a long period from the Risorgimento up until the 1960s, the book sheds light on the institutions and social structures that contributed to the construction of cultural links between Italian migrants and their country of origin. Not only broad in its temporal scope, the volume covers a wide geographic area, examining the lives of Italian migrants in North America, South America, Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Bringing together a wealth of research on Italians, alongside the different migratory routes taken bythese men and women, this book provides new insights into Italian culture and seeks to strengthen our understanding of Italian migration history.

Stéphane Mourlane is Associate Professor of Modern History at Aix-Marseille Université and a researcher at TELEMMe research centre.

Céline Regnard is Associate Professor of Modern History at Aix-Marseille Université, researcher at TELEMMe research centre and a former member of the Institut Universitaire de France.

Manuela Martini is Professor of Modern History at the Université Lumière Lyon 2, a researcher at the LARhRA research centre and a member of the Institut Universitaire de France.

Catherine Brice is Professor of Modern History in the Center for Research in Comparative European History (CRHEC) at the Université Paris-Est Créteil, and a former member of the Institut Universitaire de France.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030889661
• ISBN 13: 9783030889661
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 270
• Editor: Mourlane Stéphane, Regnard Céline, Martini Manuela, Brice Catherine