Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, is most often associated with a version of Scottish culture that has evolved in its own unique ways. Though worthy of celebration, that perception tends to overwhelm the realities of everyday life experiences by people from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. A strong and vibrant Italian presence on the island, for instance, dates back more than 150 years. Italian Lives, Cape Breton Memories conveys the rich and varied experiences of Italians living in Cape Breton in their own words-the immigration experience; work experience in the home, the steel plant and the coal mines, and life in business, politics and other areas of endeavour. As ethnographers, editors and analysts, Sam Migliore and Evo Dipierro help illuminate a variety of other important and sensitive subjects: the treatment of Italians during the Second World War; the maintenance of a sense of cultural identity and traditions; and the sorrow of watching family and friends leave the island for employment elsewhere. First published in 1999, and long since out of print, Italian Lives, Cape Breton Memories is now re-released for a new generation.--$cProvided by publisher.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references
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- CaOOCEL
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 971.6/900451
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- n-cn-ns
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- 9781772060713 9781772060706
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- F1039.C2
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- I9 2017eb
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- CaBNVSL
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- CaBNVSL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xi, 468 pages)
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- Ottawa, Ontario
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- CaOOCEL
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- (CaBNVSL)thg00974604 (OCoLC)972182070 (CaOOCEL)453260
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
