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Author:

Moses, Paul (Professor of English)

Title:

An unlikely union : the love-hate story of New York's Irish and Italians / Paul Moses.

Publisher:

New York University Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xi, 381 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Italian Americans--New York--New York--History.
Irish Americans--New York--New York--History.
Italian Americans--New York--New York--Ethnic identity.
Irish Americans--New York--New York--Ethnic identity.
New York (N.Y.)--Ethnic relations.
History.
Ethnic relations.
Irish Americans.
Irish Americans--Ethnic identity.
Italian Americans.
Italian Americans--Ethnic identity.
New York (State)--New York.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Part I. In the basement: the church as a battleground -- "Garibaldi and his hordes" -- "The Italian problem" -- Tipping point -- "Race war" -- Part II. Turf wars: rivals in the workplace -- "Can't they be separated?" -- "The other half of me!" -- Black Hand -- On the waterfront -- White Hand -- Part III. Sharing the stage: politics and entertainment -- The pols -- Cool -- Part IV. At the altar: becoming family -- Love stories -- Food and family -- Sharing the bastions of power.

ISBN:

1479871303 (cl : alk. paper)
9781479871308 (cl : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)893452377

LCCN:

2015000490

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)