Book

Monte Carmelo: an Italian-American community in the Bronx

Gordon and BreachNew York • Published In 1988 • Pages: xxiii, 160

By: LaRuffa, Anthony L..

Abstract
This is a study of the ethnic enclave named Monte Carmelo, the 'Little Italy of the Bronx.' Monte Carmelo was settled in the 1890s by Italian-Americans moving out of Manhattan's Lower East Side and the city's other immigrant ghettos. At the same time, the neighborhood received thousands of immigrants from Italy, who were part of the huge wave of Southern and Eastern Europe immigration of that period. The strength of the book is LaRuffa's analysis of merchant and broad-based associations which served to maintain the ethnic character of the neighborhood even after many Italian-Americans began to move out in the 1960s and were replaced by members of other ethnic groups. Monte Carmelo became an ethnic Mecca for a more disparate Italian-American community. The book's weakness lies in its many verbatim and repetitive life stories.
Subjects
Sociocultural trends
Cultural identity and pride
Settlement patterns
Mercantile business
Retail marketing
Inter-ethnic relations
Private welfare agencies
culture
Italian Americans
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
North America
Sub Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Social Scientist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard ;1999
Field Date
1982-1986
Coverage Date
1890-1986
Coverage Place
Monte Carmelo, New York, N.Y., United States
Notes
by Anthony L. LaRuffa
Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-151) and index
LCCN
87035520
LCSH
Italian Americans