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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809772403321

Autore

Wood Patricia K

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-282-86048-8

9786612860485

0-7735-7023-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xv, 180 p. : maps

Collana

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

Disciplina

305.85/107123

Soggetti

Italians - Alberta - History

Italians - Alberta - Ethnic identity

Italians - British Columbia - History

Italians - British Columbia - Ethnic identity

Alberta Ethnic relations

British Columbia Ethnic relations

Alberta Emigration and immigration

British Columbia Emigration and immigration

Italy Emigration and immigration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.