The Columbus People: Perspectives in Italian Immigration to the Americas and Australia

by Piero Gastaldo, Center for Migration Studies (U. S.)

A review of the state of the art in the field of Italian migration studies. The 27 papers are organized under five Italian identity and ethnicity in North America; Italian immigrants in Latin America; the Italian diaspora similarities and differences; Italians and Italian-Americans past legacy and future prospects; and documenting Italian immigration. Most of the papers grew out of presentations made at the Columbus People Symposium, held at NYU in May 1992. Nine are original essays prepared especially for this volume. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

543 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1994