Download or read book Four Centuries of Italian-American History written by Giovanni Ermenegildo Schiavo and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A review of the state of the art in the field of Italian migration studies. The 27 papers are organized under five headings: Italian identity and ethnicity in North America; Italian immigrants in Latin America; the Italian diaspora--similarities and differences; Italians and Italian-Americans--past legacy and future prospects; and documenting Italian immigration. Most of the papers grew out of presentations made at the Columbus People Symposium, held at NYU in May 1992. Nine are original essays prepared especially for this volume. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR