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Author: Francesco Cordasco
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 296
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"A handlist of selected writings by Leonard Covello": p. 234-235. Bibliography: p. 237-251. Includes index.
Author: Michael C. Johanek
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9781592135219
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat is the mission of American public education? As a nation, are we still committed to educating students to be both workers and citizens, as we have long proclaimed, or have we lost sight of the second goal of encouraging students to be contributing members of a democratic society? In this enlightening book, John Puckett and Michael Johanek describe one of America's most notable experiments in "community education." In the process, they offer a richly contextualized history of twentieth-century efforts to educate students as community-minded citizens. Although student test scores now serve to measure schools' achievements, the authors argue compellingly that the democratic goals of citizen-centered community schools can be reconciled with the academic performance demands of contemporary school reform movements. Using the twenty-year history of community-centered schooling at Benjamin Franklin High School in East Harlem as a case study-and reminding us of the pioneering vision of its founder, Leonard Covello-they suggest new approaches for educating today's students to be better "public citizens."
Author: Stefano Luconi
Publisher: SUNY Press
Published: 2001-02-01
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780791448571
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamines the transformations of Italian American ethnic identity in twentieth-century Philadelphia.
Author: Pellegrino A D'Acierno
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-12-12
Total Pages: 542
ISBN-13: 1000525554
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst published in 1999. The many available scholarly works on Italian-Americans are perhaps of little practical help to the undergraduate or high school student who needs background information when reading contemporary fiction with Italian characters, watching films that require a familiarity with Italian Americans, or looking at works of art that can be fully appreciated only if one understands Italian culture. This basic reference work for non-specialists and students offers quick insights and essential, easy-to-grasp information on Italian-American contributions to American art, music, literature, motion pictures and cultural life. This rich legacy is examined in a collection of original essays that include portrayals of Italian characters in the films of Francis Coppola, Italian American poetry, the art of Frank Stella, the music of Frank Zappa, a survey of Italian folk customs and an analysis of the evolution of Italian-American biography. Comprising 22 lengthy essays written specifically for this volume, the book identifies what is uniquely Italian in American life and examines how Italian customs, traditions, social mores and cultural antecedents have wrought their influence on the American character. Filled with insights, observations and ethnic facts and fictions, this volume should prove to be a valuable source of information for scholars, researchers and students interested in pinpointing and examining the cultural, intellectual and social influence of Italian immigrants and their successors.
Author: George Perkins Marsh
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 1611474612
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHe applied science to life, not with the disinterested precision of a scientist, but with the aims and methods of a humanist. After 1861 he represented the United States at the Court of Savoy, in the critical years in which Italy was built, and the United States reshaped along modern lines. From his perspective, he described prominent Italian contemporaries and their relations with the United States and his opinion could not be ignored by the Department of State. The hero of the Marsh reports was Giuseppe Garibaldi; the "devil", Napoleon III. His luminous exposition, with a clear and fresh language, revealed many aspects of his historical times and of the images of Italy, which were frequently corroborated by the diaries of American tourists and writers doing their "Grand Tour": far from being a modern country, Italy appeared a wonderful destination for traveling, the land of Dante, Machiavelli, Petrarca.
Author: Francesco Cordasco
Publisher: Detroit : Gale Research Company
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 256
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Center for Migration Studies (U.S.)
Publisher: New York : Center for Migration Studies
Published: 1977
Total Pages: 250
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: David S Bovée
Publisher: CUA Press
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 417
ISBN-13: 0813217202
DOWNLOAD EBOOK*A history of the American Catholic Churchs policy toward rural issues in the past century*
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Published: 1977
Total Pages: 1480
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: W. Connell
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2010-12-20
Total Pages: 448
ISBN-13: 0230115322
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere has been an odd reluctance on the part of historians of the Italian American experience to confront the discrimination faced by Italians and Americans of Italian ancestry. This volume is a bold attempt by an esteemed group of scholars and writers to discuss the question openly by charting the historical and cultural boundaries of stereotypes, prejudice, and assimilation. Contributors offer a continuous series of cultural encounters and experiences in television, literature, and film that deserve the attention of anyone interested in the larger themes of American history.
