Are Italians White?: How Race is Made in America
These thoughtful essays on the construction of race, ethnicity, nationalism, and their consequences for culture, conflict,and solidarity ought to be mandatory reading for anti-racistseverywhere.--Robin D. G. Kelley, USC Are Italians White? is greatsocial and cultural history. Guglielmo and Salerno have "done theright thing." This is a compelling volume.--Robert A.Orsi, Northwestern UniversityAre Italians White? works from a strong antiracist premise andfollows the thread of progressive, activist Italian-American historyinto the present. Bravo!--Micaela di Leonardo, Northwestern UniversityThis is an outstanding collection, combining sympathy for itssubjects, passion for the truth, a critical outlook, and exemplaryscholarship.--Noel Ignatiev, author of How the Irish Became WhiteThissplendid collection iscertainto prompt critical rethinking of the wayin which the so-called"new immigrants"negotiated their transitionfrom foreigners to members of mainstream America.  --Rick Halpern, University of Toronto"This book cuts to the heart of the similarities and the differences between Italian Americans and African Americans, which historically has been a volatile mix. I applaud this insightful scrutiny."-Spike Lee