| A New Language, a New World: Italian Immigrants in the United States, 1890-1945 Contributor(s): Carnevale, Nancy C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252034031 ISBN-13: 9780252034039 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $108.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: An insightful history of Italian immigrants' personal experience of language in America |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration |
| Dewey: 305.894 |
| LCCN: 2008037213 |
| Series: Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 8.9" (1.10 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Ethnic Orientation - Italian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An examination of Italian immigrants and their children in the early twentieth century, A New Language, A New World is the first full-length historical case study of one immigrant group's experience with language in America. Incorporating the interdisciplinary literature on language within a historical framework, Nancy C. Carnevale illustrates the complexity of the topic of language in American immigrant life. By looking at language from the perspectives of both immigrants and the dominant culture as well as their interaction, this book reveals the role of language in the formation of ethnic identity and the often coercive context within which immigrants must negotiate this process. |