The Varieties of Ethnic Experience by Micaela Di Leonardo (Paperback Book)

Cornell University Press

Taking a novel anthropological approach to the issue of white ethnicity in the United States, this book challenges the model of uniform ethnic family and community culture, and argues for a reconsideration of the meaning of class, kinship, and gender in America's past and present. Micaela di Leonardo focuses on a group of Italian-American families who live in Northern California and who range widely in economic status. Combining the methods of participant-observation, oral history, and economic-historical research, she breaks decisively with the tradition of viewing white ethnicity solely as Eastern, urban, and working class.\nThe author integrates lively narrative accounts with analysis to give a fresh interpretation of ethnic identity as both materially grounded and individually\n\nThe Varieties of Ethnic Experience\nKinship, Class, and Gender Among California Italian-Americans\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mai;