{"product_id":"whom-we-shall-welcome-italian-americans-and-immigration-reform-1945-1965-hardback-9780823284399","title":"Whom We Shall Welcome; Italian Americans and Immigration Reform, 1945-1965 (Hardback) 9780823284399","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhom We Shall Welcome\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eItalian Americans and Immigration Reform, 1945-1965\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDanielle Battisti (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780823284399\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 5 March 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages, 14\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm, 0.764 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, Immigration and Ethnic History Society First Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhom We Shall Welcome\u003c\/i\u003e examines World War II immigration of Italians to the United States, an under-studied period in Italian immigration history. Danielle Battisti looks at efforts by Italian American organizations to foster Italian immigration along with the lobbying efforts of Italian Americans to change the quota laws. While Italian Americans (and other white ethnics) had attained virtual political and social equality with many other groups of older-stock Americans by the end of the war, Italians continued to be classified as undesirable immigrants. Her work is an important contribution toward understanding the construction of Italian American racial\/ethnic identity in this period, the role of ethnic groups in U.S. foreign policy in the Cold War era, and the history of the liberal immigration reform movement that led to the 1965 Immigration Act. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhom We Shall Welcome \u003c\/i\u003emakes significant contributions to histories of migration and ethnicity, post-World War II liberalism, and immigration policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments\u003c\/b\u003e, ix\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e: Boundaries of Inclusion and Exclusion in Postwar America, 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e1. \u003c\/b\u003eItalian American Identity and Politics: World War II to the Cold War, 17\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2. \u003c\/b\u003eThe Italian American Immigration Reform Lobby, 49\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e3. \u003c\/b\u003eRefugees and Relatives: Italian Americans and the Refugee Relief Act, 84\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e4.\u003c\/b\u003e Resettlement Assistance and \"A New Standard of Living\", 111\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e5. \u003c\/b\u003eThe Corsi Affair, 147\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e6.\u003c\/b\u003e From Refugee Relief to Family Reunification, 175\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e7.\u003c\/b\u003e The End of the National Origins System and the Limits of White Ethnic Liberalism, 202\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eConclusion\u003c\/b\u003e: The Deep Roots of White Ethnicity, 1965 and Beyond, 235\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNotes\u003c\/b\u003e, 243\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBibliography\u003c\/b\u003e, 325\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIndex\u003c\/b\u003e, 343\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Fordham University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52580354851096,"sku":"9780823284399","price":89.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/whom-we-shall-welcome-italian-americans-and-immigration-reform-1945-1965-hardback-9780823284399","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}