Whom We Shall Welcome: Italian Americans and Immigration Reform, 1945-1965 (Critical Studies in Italian America)
Brand: Fordham University Press
Categories: Books, History, Americas



Dimensions: 6 x 0.86 x 9 inches
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0823284387
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Print length: 352 pages
Publication date: March 5, 2019
ISBN-13: 978-0823284382
Edition: 1st
subtitle: 1st Edition
author: Danielle Battisti
review: Editorial Reviews Review Whom We Shall Welcome is an outstanding book, making many important and timely interventions in the studies of migration and ethnicity, post-World War II liberalism and conservatism, and immigration policy. Drawing on a vast array of evidence from archives across the country and with a mastery of the secondary literature, Battisti makes a sophisticated argument in lively, confident prose. ---Torrie Hester, Saint Louis University ...a relevant contribution in reassessing Italian Americans' ethnic and racial identity as well as their participation in both the politicking of the Cold War and the movement to amend Washington's immigration policies. ― H-Italy Review Whom We Shall Welcome is an outstanding book, making many important and timely interventions in the studies of migration and ethnicity, post-World War II liberalism and conservatism, and immigration policy. Drawing on a vast array of evidence from archives across the country and with a mastery of the secondary literature, Battisti makes a sophisticated argument in lively, confident prose. ---Torrie Hester, Saint Louis University, ...a relevant contribution in reassessing Italian Americans' ethnic and racial identity as well as their participation in both the politicking of the Cold War and the movement to amend Washington's immigration policies. ― H-Italy About the Author Danielle Battisti is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Nebraska–Omaha. Read more