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.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references: p. [159]-173
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 971.1/00451
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 21
- General Note
- Includes index Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn-ab
- ISBN
- 0773523693 9780773570238
- LCCN
- F1080.I8
- LCCN Item number
- W666 2002eb
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- Original cataloging agency
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- 1 electronic text (xv, 180 p.)
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- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
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- (CaBNVSL)gtp00521532 (OCoLC)696030784 (CaOOCEL)400275
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Table of Contents
- Italians in Alberta and British Columbia 5
- Table of Contents 9
- Acknowledgments xi 9
- Introduction xiii 9
- Maps xvixx 9
- The 9
- Into an Unfallen World Migration and Settlement prior to World War 9
- 1 19 9
- Politics Policy and Patriotism Italian Immigrants Meet the Government 9
- 1919 9
- 45 39 9
- Post-War Settlement A Second Story 9
- The Multiple Meanings of Multiculturalism 9
- An Other Vision Italian Immigrants Negotiate Anglo-Canadian Neo-Nationalism 9
- Relocated Nationalism Ethnicity Time and Space 9
- 118 9
- Conclusion 9
- 132 9
- Notes 9
- 135 9
- Bibliography 9
- 159 9
- Index 9
- 175 9
- Acknowledgments 11
- Introduction 13
- The Mentalité of Migration From Uprooted to Relocated 23
- Into an Unfallen World Migration and Settlement prior to World War I 39
- Politics Policy and Patriotism Italian Immigrants Meet the Government 59
- 1919 59
- Post-War Settlement A Second Story 78
- The Multiple Meanings of Multiculturalism 99
- An Other Vision Italian Immigrants Negotiate Anglo-Canadian Neo-Nationalism 119
- Relocated Nationalism Ethnicity Time and Space 138
- Conclusion 152
- Notes 155
- Bibliography 179
- Index 195
