An unlikely union
Subtitle: the love-hate story of New York's Irish and Italians
By: Paul Moses
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 381
ISBN-13: 9781479871308
Subjects: Irish Americans; Ethnic identity; Italian Americans; Ethnic relations; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-366) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. In the basement: the church as a battleground; title: "Garibaldi and his hordes"; title: "The Italian problem"; title: Tipping point; title: "Race war"; title: Part II. Turf wars: rivals in the workplace; title: "Can't they be separated?"; title: "The other half of me!"; title: Black Hand; title: On the waterfront; title: White Hand; title: Part III. Sharing the stage: politics and entertainment; title: The Pols; title: Cool; title: Part IV. At the altar: becoming family; title: Love stories; title: Food and family; title: Sharing the bastions of power.