The Urban Colonists: Italian American Identity and Politics in Utica, New York

In 1910, nearly half of Italian immigrants in the United States lived in cities and towns with fewer than 100,000 residents. These relatively smaller metropolitan areas encouraged the development of cohesive im-migrant communities that are well known in large cities but also allowed greater influence in the political, social, and commercial life of the town. It is in this class of communities, often neglected by scholars whose atten-tion is drawn to the large metropolitan areas, that Bean explores in The Urban Colonists, a richly detailed history of Italian Americans in Utica, New York.

Author: Philip A. Bean
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 12/01/2010
Pages: 424
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.81lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.36w x 1.42d
ISBN: 9780815632382

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 01/21/2010 pg. 16
Reference and Research Bk News 04/01/2011 pg. 56