Italian-American Workers and the Shortcomings of Transculturalism before World War II
Solidarity among workers, regardless of national origin, is supposed to shape the struggle of the class-conscious proletariat. Yet Italian-American laborers in the United States retained an Italy-centered culture which prevented them from establishing stable coalitions with other minorities; it also...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Presses Universitaires du Midi
2011-12-01
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| Series: | Diasporas: Circulations, Migrations, Histoire |
| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/diasporas/1798 |
| Summary: | Solidarity among workers, regardless of national origin, is supposed to shape the struggle of the class-conscious proletariat. Yet Italian-American laborers in the United States retained an Italy-centered culture which prevented them from establishing stable coalitions with other minorities; it also helped pro-Fascist sentiments make inroads into their ranks, and contributed to the spreading of anti-Semitism after the passing of Mussolini’s anti-Jewish legislation. |
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| ISSN: | 1637-5823 2431-1472 |