The Italian Colony of São Paulo by Giulia Riccò (Paperback Book)

Name: The Italian Colony of São Paulo by Giulia Riccò (Paperback Book)
Brand: Fordham University Press

Fordham University Press

WINNER, 2024 ALDO AND JEANNE SCAGLIONE PUBLICATION AWARD FOR A MANUSCRIPT IN ITALIAN LITERARY STUDIES, MODERN LANGUAGES ASSOCIATION\nIntroduces a way to study migration that privileges literary analysis over and against sociological data and insists on the importance of culture in the production of political identities \nThis book argues that Italians first became racialized as white in S\u00E3o Paulo, Brazil, at the turn of the twentieth century. Whereas Italians in the United States struggled with xenophobia and were often not fully acknowledged as white, in S\u00E3o Paulo, due to a series of social, economic, and cultural fac\u00ADtors, Italians became closely associated with ideas of whiteness, modernization, and civilization. This book brings to light how the overlooked experiences of Italians in\n\nThe Italian Colony of S\u00E3o Paulo\nRace, Class, and Cultural Capital in Brazil\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Roya;