{"product_id":"immigrants-in-the-lands-of-promise-italians-in-buenos-aires-and-new-york-city-1870-1914-paperback-softback-9780801488825","title":"Immigrants in the Lands of Promise; Italians in Buenos Aires and New York City, 1870–1914 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780801488825","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eImmigrants in the Lands of Promise\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eItalians in Buenos Aires and New York City, 1870–1914\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSamuel L. Baily (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780801488825\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 February 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaily makes a convincing argument for multinational comparisons.\u003c\/p\u003e - Michael La Sorte (Journal of American Ethnic History) \u003cp\u003eImmigrants in the Lands of Promise is exceptional in various regards. The book is written in a clear, economical style. Statistics and narrative are combined in a balanced, articulated, and useful manner... Baily's stubborn loyalty to quantititative methods produces important insights into issues that needed to be addressed and quantified.\u003c\/p\u003e - Ricardo D. Salvatore, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (Latin American Research Review) \u003cp\u003eMany speak of the virtue of comparative history, but few are brave enough to undertake the challenge. Samuel Baily accepted the challenge and has made an important contribution to this emerging genre... This volume should stimulate lively discussions among students of migration, urban studies, and comparative history.\u003c\/p\u003e - Rudolph J. Vecoli, University of Minnesota—Twin Cities (The Journal of American History) \u003cp\u003eThe author examines the way in which groups of immigrants coming from various parts of Italy adapted to the realities of their new situation... Baily's approach... makes his work a rarity in the field of the immigration history... His book is an excellent example of how it is possible to succeed in this not easy intent.\u003c\/p\u003e - Elisabetta Vezzosi, University of Trieste (Journal of Social History)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost studies of immigration to the New World have focused on the United States. Samuel L. Baily's eagerly awaited book broadens that perspective through a comparative analysis of Italian immigrants to Buenos Aires and New York City before World War I. It is one of the few works to trace Italians from their villages of origin to different destinations abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBaily examines the adjustment of Italians in the two cities, comparing such factors as employment opportunities, skill levels, pace of migration, degree of prejudice, and development of the Italian community. Of the two destinations, Buenos Aires offered Italians more extensive opportunities, and those who elected to move there tended to have the appropriate education or training to succeed. These immigrants, who adjusted more rapidly than their North American counterparts, adopted a long-term strategy of investing savings in their New World home. In New York, in contrast, the immigrants found fewer skilled and white-collar jobs, more competition from previous immigrant groups, greater discrimination, and a less supportive Italian enclave. As a result, rather than put down roots, many sought to earn money as rapidly as possible and send their earnings back to family in Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBaily views the migration process as a global phenomenon. Building on his richly documented case studies, the author briefly examines Italian communities in San Francisco, Toronto, and Sao Paulo. He establishes a continuum of immigrant adjustment in urban settings, creating a landmark study in both immigration and comparative history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue: Migration from a Participant Family's Perspective \u003cbr\u003e Introduction: The Comparative Study of Transnational Italian Migration \u003cbr\u003e PART I: THE ITALIAN DIASPORA AND THE OLD AND NEW WORLD CONTEXTS OF MIGRATION\u003cbr\u003e 1. Italy and the Causes of Emigration \u003cbr\u003e 2. The Italian Migrations to Buenos Aires and New York City \u003cbr\u003e 3. What the Immigrants Found \u003cbr\u003e PART II: THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE ITALIANS IN BUENOS AIRES AND NEW YORK CITY \u003cbr\u003e 4 Fare I America \u003cbr\u003e 5. Residence Patterns and Residential Mobility \u003cbr\u003e 6. Family, Household, and Neighborhood \u003cbr\u003e 7. Formal Institutions before the Mass Migration Era \u003cbr\u003e 8. Formal Institutions during the Mass Migration Era \u003cbr\u003e 9. Constructing a Continuum\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523255038232,"sku":"9780801488825","price":22.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/immigrants-in-the-lands-of-promise-italians-in-buenos-aires-and-new-york-city-1870-1914-paperback-softback-9780801488825","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}