Book
The urban villagers: group and class in the life of Italian-Americans
Free Press ; Collier Macmillan Publishers • New York • Published In 1982 • Pages:
By: Gans, Herbert J..
Abstract
This is a first-hand account of Italian Americans in an inner city neighborhood in Boston's west end. The document is systematic and sensitive in the analysis of working class culture, and of the politicians, planners and other outside professionals who affected it. In the text "…Gans compares West Enders to Americans of different classes, races, and ethnic groups and tells what happened when the area fell victim to the bulldozer. In the process, he raises crucial questions about the nature of the family and peer group, community and urbanism, policy and progress in modern America. Gans rejects the conventional wisdom about ethnic culture, slums, and urban renewal " (overleaf).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Sociologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1999
- Field Date
- 1957-1958
- Coverage Date
- late nineteenth century - 1958
- Coverage Place
- West End, Boston, Mass., United States
- Notes
- by Herbert J. Gans
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 418-432) and indexes
- LCCN
- 82008577
- LCSH
- Italian Americans