文档介绍：IMAGINING ITALIANS
SUNY SERIES IN ITALIAN/AMERICAN CULTURE
FRED L. GARDAPHE, EDITOR
IMAGINING ITALIANS
THE CLASH OF ROMANCE AND RACE
IN AMERICAN PERCEPTIONS, 1880–1910
JOSEPH P. C OSCO
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Cosco, Joseph P.
Imagining Italians : clash of romance and race in American perceptions, 1880–1910 /
Joseph P. Cosco.
p. cm. —(SUNY series in Italian/American culture)
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 0-7914-5761-3 (alk. paper) — ISBN 0-7914-5762-1 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Italian Americans—Public opinion. 2. Immigrants—United States—Public opinion. 3.
Italian Americans—Social conditions—19th century. 4. Italian Americans—Social
conditions—20th century. 5. Immigrants—United States—Social conditions. 6. Public
opinion—United States. 7. Italian Americans in literature. 8. United States—Ethnic
relations. 9. Racism—United States—History—19th century. 10. Racism—United
States—History—20th century. I. Title. II. Series.
C654 2003
'1073'09034—dc21 2002042632
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With deep respect and gratitude I dedicate this book to:
Giuseppe and Carmella Frustaci, the maternal grandparents I never knew,
who ventured from Italy to the New World to find