Italy's Many Diasporas (Global Diasporas)

Italy's Residents Are A Migratory People. Since 1800 Well Over 27 Million Left Home, But Over Half Also Returned Home Again. As Cosmopolitans, Exiles, And 'workers Of The World' They Transformed Their Homeland And Many Of The Countries Where They Worked Or Settled Abroad. But Did They Form A Diaspora? Migrants Maintained Firm Ties To Native Villages, Cities And Families. Few Felt Much Loyalty To A Larger Nation Of Italians. Rather Than Form A 'nation Unbound,' The Transnational Lives Of Italy's Migrants Kept Alive International Regional Cultures That Challenged The Hegemony Of National States Around The World. This Ambitious And Theoretically Innovative Overview Examines The Social, Cultural And Economic Integration Of Italian Migrants. It Explores Their Complex Yet Distinctive Identity And Their Relationship With Their Homeland Taking A Comprehensive Approach. Italians are a migratory people. Since 1800 over 27 million Italians have left home, but over half have returned to Italy. As cosmopolitans, exiles, and "workers of the world," they transformed their homeland and many of the countries where they worked or settled abroad.

Drawing on a wide range of studies of Italian migrants to a dozen different countries, Gabaccia puts the modern Italian diaspora in historical context, charting the emergence of this once regionally fragmented diaspora as a nationally conscious cultural group.

Italy's Many Diasporas provides an ambitious and theoretically innovative overview, examining the social, cultural, and economic integration of Italian migrants. It explores their complex yet distinctive identity and their relationship with their homeland.

italians Are A Migratory People. Since 1800 Over 27 Million Italians Have Left Home, But Over Half Have Returned To Italy. As Cosmopolitans, Exiles, And Workers Of The World, They Transformed Their Homeland And Many Of The Countries Where They Worked Or Settled Abroad.

Drawing On A Wide Range Of Studies Of Italian Migrants To A Dozen Different Countries, Gabaccia Puts The Modern Italian Diaspora In Historical Context, Charting The Emergence Of This Once Regionally Fragmented Diaspora As A Nationally Conscious Cultural Group.

italy's Many Diasporas Provides An Ambitious And Theoretically Innovative Overview, Examining The Social, Cultural, And Economic Integration Of Italian Migrants. It Explores Their Complex Yet Distinctive Identity And Their Relationship With Their Homeland.

"Drawing on a wide range of studies of Italian migrants to a dozen different countries, Donna Gabaccia puts the modern Italian diaspora in historical context, charting the emergence of this one regionally fragmented diaspora as a nationally conscious cultural group. Italy's Many Diasporas provides an overview, examining the social, cultural, and economic integration of Italian migrants. It explores their complex yet distinctive identity and their relationship with their homeland."--BOOK JACKET.