| Description |
ix, 267 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Nation of newcomers |
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Nation of newcomers.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-260) and index. |
| Contents |
The Success of Italian Winemakers in California and the "Pavesian Myth" -- Producing Winescapes : Immigrant Labor on California Land -- The Culture and Economy of Wine in Italy and California -- One Nation : The Importance of Ethnic Cooperation -- The Spirit and Social Ethics of Ethnic Entrepreneurship -- The Ethnic Edge : The Economy of Matrimonial Strategies and Family Culture -- White Labor and Happy Families : Race, Social Capital, and Paternalism -- Italian Winemakers and the American System -- Wine and the Alchemy of Race I : The Social and Cultural Economy of Italian Regionalism -- Wine and the Alchemy of Race II : Prohibition -- Conclusion : Work, Social Capital, and Race in the Experience of Italian Winemakers in California. |
| Summary |
Blending regional, social, and immigration history, Soft Soil, Black Grapes takes us on an original journey into the cultural construction of ethnic economies and markets, the social dynamics of American race, and the fully transnational history of American wine. |
| Subject |
Wine and wine making -- California -- History.
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Wine and wine making -- Social aspects -- California -- History.
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Viticulture -- California -- History.
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Italians -- California -- History.
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Italian Americans -- California -- History.
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Vintners -- California -- History.
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Vintners -- Italy -- Piedmont -- History.
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Wine and wine making -- Italy -- Piedmont -- History.
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California -- Ethnic relations -- History.
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California -- Economic conditions.
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| Added Title |
Terra soffice, uva nera. English
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| ISBN |
9780814717387 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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0814717381 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
| Standard No. |
40021618523 |
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