Widows in White : : Migration and the Transformation of Rural Women, Sicily, 1880-1928 / / Linda Reeder.
The transnational migrations of the early twentieth century had a profound impact on the lives of many people, but none more so than those who were left behind. In this lively interdisciplinary study, Linda Reeder examines the lives of rural Sicilian women and the changes that took place as a result...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016] ©2003 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in Gender and History
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Women of the South
- Part I: Rural Women and Transnational Migration
- 1. Blood, Honour, and Belonging: The World of Rural Sicilians
- 2. 'Gone to America': Migrating Men and Abandoned Women
- 3. Motherhood, Marriage, and Migration
- 4. Fulfilling the Dream: Houses, Land, and Work
- Part II: Shifting Borders, Shifting Identities
- 5. Sicilian Women and the Italian State
- 6. Beyond Sutera: Sicilian Women Join the Nation
- Conclusion: Gender, Migration, and Globalization
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- Backmatter