American woman,
Italian Style
"Each piece in this rich book makes it clear that the history of Italian women in America represents a subject worthy of extensive scholarly investigation. Taken as a whole, this anthology shows that Italian American women have had a history worthy of serious attention."
—Hasia R. Diner, New York University
With writings that span more than thirty-five years, American Woman, Italian Style is a rich collection of essays that fleshes out the realities of today’s Italian American women and explores the myriad ways they continue to add to the American experience. The status of modern Italian-American women in the United States is noteworthy: their quiet and continued growth into respected positions in the professional worlds of law and medicine surpasses the success achieved in that of the general population— so too does their educational attainment and income.
Contributions include Donna Gabaccia on the oral-to-written history of cookbooks, Carol Helstosky on the Tradition of Invention, an interview with Sandra Gilbert, Paul Levitt’s look at Lucy Mancini as a metaphor for the modern world, William Egelman’s survey of women’s work patterns, and Edvige Giunta on the importance of a selfconscious understanding of memory. There are explorations of Jewish-Italian intermarriages and interpretations of entrepreneurship in Milwaukee. Readers will find challenges to common assumptions and stereotypes, departures from normal samplings, and springboards to further research.
American Woman, Italian Style: Italian Americana’s Best Writings on Women offers unique insights into issues of gender and ethnicity and is a voice for the less heard and less seen side of the Italian-American experience from immigrant times to the present. Instead of seeking consensus or ideological orthodoxy, this collection brings together writers with a wide range of backgrounds, outlooks, ideas, and experiences. It is an impressive postmodern collection for interdisciplinary studies: a book and a look about being and becoming an American.
CONTRIBUTORS: Carol Bonomo Albright, Christina Bevilacqua, Betty Boyd Caroli, Nathalie Cooke, Michael D’Angelo, Rose De Angelis, James R. Drake, Dr. William Egelman, Donna Gabaccia, Richard Gambino, Sandra (Mortola) Gilbert, Edvige Giunta, William Gratzer, Carol Helstosky, Blossom S. Kirschenbaum, Carole Brown Knuth, Carol Scarvalone Kushner, Paul M. Levitt, Mary Ann Mannino, Elizabeth G. Messina, Ph.D., Christine Palamidessi Moore, Catherine Tripalin Murray, Maria Parrino, Jacqueline Reich, Alfred Rosa, Maxine Schwartz Seller, Lorett Treese, Diane C. Vecchio, and Cassandra Vivian
American Women,
Italian Style
Italian Americana's Best Writings on Women
Edited by Carol Bonomo Albright, and Christine Palamidessi Moore
$26.00
ISBN: 9780823231768
Book (Paperback)
304 pages
8 black and white illustrations
FOR ACADEMICS, STUDENTS, LAY READERS & ALL WHO ENJOY KNOWING ABOUT ITALIAN AMERICAN CULTURE AND IMMIGRATION ISSUES, OLD AND NEW
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