Nationalism from the margins : Italians in Alberta and British Columbia / Patricia K. Wood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wood, Patricia K.

Series:

McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history. Series two ; 14.

McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history. Series two ; 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Italians--Alberta--History.

Italians.

Italians--Alberta--Ethnic identity.

Italians--British Columbia--History.

Italians--British Columbia--Ethnic identity.

Alberta--Ethnic relations.

Alberta.

British Columbia--Ethnic relations.

British Columbia.

Alberta--Emigration and immigration.

British Columbia--Emigration and immigration.

Italy--Emigration and immigration.

Italy.

Physical Description:

xv, 180 p. : maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

She argues that nationalism is not one idea but a "relationship of voices, speaking from varying levels of political and social power, and to varying audiences." The Italian understanding of what it means to belong to Canada does not require the abandonment of ethnic identity but instead demonstrates the ways in which layers of identity intersect. Wood introduces the more spatial concept of "relocation" and emphasizes the complex and negotiated nature of immigrant identities. She highlights the immigrants' roles as active participants in the creation of their own local, regional, and national spaces, underlining the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to immigrant history. Highlighting the "marginalized" status of these immigrants - as Southern Europeans, Catholics, and residents of western Canada - Wood brings their voice to the centre and shows them to be agents in the production of their identities.

Contents:

Front Matter

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Mentalité of Migration: From “Uprooted” to Relocated

Into an “Unfallen World”: Migration and Settlement prior to World War I

Politics, Policy, and Patriotism: Italian Immigrants Meet the Government, 1919–45

Post-War Settlement: A Second Story

The Multiple Meanings of Multiculturalism

An “Other” Vision: Italian Immigrants Negotiate Anglo-Canadian Neo-Nationalism

Relocated: Nationalism, Ethnicity, Time, and Space

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-173) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-86048-8

9786612860485

0-7735-7023-3

OCLC:

123470239