{"product_id":"building-little-italy-philadelphias-italians-before-mass-migration-paperback","title":"Building Little Italy: Philadelphia's Italians Before Mass Migration - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard N. Juliani\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhiladelphia's first Italian immigrants arrived in the mid-eighteenth century. Artists and scholars, tradesmen and entrepreneurs, they established a new community--one of the first \"Little Italies\" in America--that would provide not just a home but a sense of belonging for later arrivals. Richard Juliani tells the story of early Italians in the City of Brotherly Love: why they chose that city, what their lives were like, where they lived, and how they interacted. Examining Italian settlement from pre-Revolutionary times up to the eve of mass migration in the 1870s, he shows how these early pioneers created the basic structure of the community that would continue into the twentieth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJuliani has devoted thirty years of research--combing through newspapers, public archives, religious records, business documents, and files of private organizations--to recapturing the creation of a community. He describes such factors as regional origins, methods of migration, and population growth; patterns of age, sex, income, and occupation; family structure and living arrangements; and the formation of communal institutions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut more than providing data, Juliani explores the private lives of many individuals in the Italian community--notably business leaders who spearheaded fraternal societies and political clubs--and tells how early immigrants made a significant contribution to the city's life. He also compares the Philadelphia community with other Italian colonies, particularly in New York, and shows how, after years of being looked upon in a favorable light, a more negative view toward Italians began to emerge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe early Philadelphia Italian community has never before been studied despite the existence of a large body of records from this period. \u003ci\u003eBuilding Little Italy \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a rare opportunity to witness the origins of an ethnic community. By presenting a meticulously detailed profile of the Italian immigrant experience through its early stages of development, it captures a piece of local history that has been too long ignored.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard N. Juliani is Professor of Sociology at Villanova University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Social Organization of Immigration: The Italians in Philadelphia\u003c\/i\u003e 1980) and co-editor of\u003ci\u003e New Explorations in Italian American Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (1994).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 422\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45892904157381,"sku":"9780271028644","price":96.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/n5F8fHfiOl9780271028644.webp?v=1771918899","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/building-little-italy-philadelphias-italians-before-mass-migration-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}