Keywords:
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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Wine and wine making - Italy - Piedmont - History
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Description / Table of Contents:
From Ernest and Julio Gallo to Francis Ford Coppola, Italians have shaped the history of California wine. More than any other group, Italian immigrants and their families have made California viticulture one of America's most distinctive and vibrant achievements, from boutique vineyards in the Sonoma hills to the massive industrial wineries of the Central Valley. But how did a small group of nineteenth-century immigrants plant the roots that flourished into a world-class industry? Was there something particularly "Italian"in their success? In this fresh, fascinating account of the ethnic ori
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
Online-Ressource (279 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780814717387
Series Statement:
Nation of newcomers v.21
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=1057770
DDC:
338.476632009794
Language:
English
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Success of Italian Winemakers in California and the "Pavesian Myth"; 2 Producing Winescapes: Immigrant Labor on California Land; 3 The Culture and Economy of Wine in Italy and California; 4 One Nation: The Importance of Ethnic Cooperation; 5 The Spirit and Social Ethics of Ethnic Entrepreneurship; 6 The Ethnic Edge: The Economy of Matrimonial Strategies and Family Culture; 7 White Labor and Happy Families: Race, Social Capital, and Paternalism; 8 Italian Winemakers and the American System
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9 Wine and the Alchemy of Race I: The Social and Cultural Economy of Italian Regionalism10 Wine and the Alchemy of Race II: Prohibition; Conclusion: Work, Social Capital, and Race in the Experience of Italian Winemakers in California; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; About the Author;
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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