![]() | Italian Immigrant Radical Culture: The Idealism of the Sovversivi in the United States, 1890-1940 Subjects: Italian Americans -- Politics and government -- History -- 19th century; Italian Americans -- Politics and government -- History -- 20th century; Radicalism -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Radicalism -- United States -- History -- 20th centur; Maligned by modern media and often stereotyped, Italian Americans possess a vibrant, if largely forgotten, radical past. In Italian Immigrant Radical Culture, Marcella Bencivenni delves into the history of the sovversivi, a transnational generation of social rebels, and offers a fascinating portrait of their political struggle as well as their milieu, beliefs, and artistic creativity in the United States. Bencivenni Marcella : Marcella Bencivenni is an associate professor of history at Hostos Community College (CUNY). Besides her recent book, Italian Immigrant Radical Culture, she has written numerous articles about American labor, immigration and Italian American history, and has co-edited with Ron Hayduk Radical Perspectives on Immigration for the journal Socialism and Democracy of which she is an editorial board member. |
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