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Italian American Collection At The Immigration History Research Center, Elizabeth Zanoni, Halyna Myroniuk, Daniel Necas Jan 2013

Italian American Collection At The Immigration History Research Center, Elizabeth Zanoni, Halyna Myroniuk, Daniel Necas

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The article discusses the Italian American collection at the University of Minnesota Immigration History Research Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Information at http://ihrc.umn.edu/research/ is noted. Aspects of the history of the center noted include the role of Rudolph Vecoli as its founding director, the archives of the fraternal organization Order Sons of Italy (OSIA), and microfilms of newspapers such as the socialist "Il Proletario" and the anarchist "Cronaca Sovversiva," which are related to Italian American labor history.


Internal Colonization: Russia's Imperial Experience, Austin Jersild Jan 2013

Internal Colonization: Russia's Imperial Experience, Austin Jersild

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A review of the book "Internal Colonization: Russia's Imperial Experience," by Alexander Etkind is presented.


Everyday Life In Fascist Venice, 1929-40, Maura Hametz Jan 2013

Everyday Life In Fascist Venice, 1929-40, Maura Hametz

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A review of the book "Everyday Life in Fascist Venice, 1929-40," by Kate Ferris is presented.


Uncertain States: Repatriation And Citizenship In The Northeastern Adriatic, 1918-1921, Maura E. Hametz Jan 2013

Uncertain States: Repatriation And Citizenship In The Northeastern Adriatic, 1918-1921, Maura E. Hametz

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From 1918 to 1921, officials of the Italian government operating in the new Adriatic territories inherited from the Habsburg monarchy struggled to meet the needs of local populations in an atmosphere of economic dislocation, political unrest, and increasing ethnic violence. This article examines the evolution of Italian policies and practices relating to border crossings, repatriation, and citizenship in the dynamic period from Armistice to official annexation. Using archival records held in Trieste and Rome, it explores officials treatment of inhabitants of the new borderlands, migrants, and refugees in the transformation of Habsburg lands of the multi-ethnic empire to Italian provinces …