Building Little Italy

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Building Little Italy is written by Richard N. Juliani and published by Penn State Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0271042486 (ISBN 10) and 9780271042480 (ISBN 13).

A history of Italian immigrants in Philadelphia with an emphasis on the development of an Italian community before the beginning of mass immigration in the 1870s. Begins with a series of biographical sketches of the first arrivals to leave some trace of their presence during the 18th century. Employing state and church records, the reconstruction shifts to historical demography to define the components of an emerging subculture, and then concludes using historical sociology to shape the narrative and analysis. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR