Bread and Respect: The Italians of Louisiana

by A. Margavio, Jerome Salomone

Overview

Using vignettes, family histories, and census as well as other historical records, this book examines how Italian culture shaped the lives of the immigrants to Louisiana and, in turn, how experiences in Louisiana modified the Old World values and culture the Italians brought with them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781455618729
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	01/22/2014
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Anthony V. Margavio is a scholar in residence in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Southeastern Louisiana University. He is the author of dozens of scholarly and creative publications, and his articles have appeared in a wide variety of journals including Sociological Perspectives, Italian Americana, and Southeast Louisiana Historical Association Papers.


Jerome J. Salomone is a professor of sociology and scholar in residence at Southeastern Louisiana University.