Living the Revolution: Italian Women's Resistance and Radicalism in New York...
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Living the Revolution: Italian Women's Resistance and Radicalism in New York.... The dust jacket has some minor shelf wear. The binding is tight. The pages are clean and crisp. No writing or highlighting. Will be shipped carefully and quickly. Italians were the largest group of immigrants to the United States at the turn of the twentieth century, and hundreds of thousands led and participated in some of the period's most volatile labor strikes. Yet until now, Italian women's political activism and cultures of resistance have been largely invisible. In Living the Revolution , Jennifer Guglielmo brings to life the Italian working-class women who helped shape the vibrant, transnational, radical political culture that expanded into the emerging industrial union movement.Guglielmo imaginatively documents the activism of two generations of New York and New Jersey women who worked in the needle and textile trades. She explores the complex and distinctive ways immigrant women and their American-born daughters drew on Italian traditions of protest to form new urban female networks of everyday resistance and political activism. And she shows how their commitment to revolutionary and transnational social movements diminished as they became white working-class Americans. The rise of fascism, the Red Scare, and the deprivations of the Great Depression led many to embrace nationalism and racism, ironically to try to meet the same desires for economic justice and dignity that had inspired their enthusiasm for anarchism, socialism, and communism. Living the Revolution was awarded the 2011 Theodore Saloutos Memorial Prize for best book in U.S. immigration history by the Immigration and Ethnic History Society and selected as a Choice Outstanding Academic Book. Dive into the gripping narrative of "Living the Revolution: Italian Women's Resistance and Radicalism in New York City, 1880-1945," part of the Gender and American Culture Series. Authored by Jennifer Guglielmo, this hardcover edition spans 416 pages and explores the fascinating history of Italian immigrant women in New York City through the lenses of political ideologies, labor relations, and social classes. Published by the University of North Carolina Press in 2010, this scholarly work is essential for enthusiasts of women's studies, sociology, and urban history. With dimensions of 9.2 x 6.1 inches and a weight of 11 ounces, this book is a substantial addition to any academic collection, offering a compelling read for those interested in the intersection of politics, gender, and social justice. >>Powered by WonderLister App
