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Summary:

From Ernest and Julio Gallo to Francis Ford Coppola, Italians have shaped the history of California wine. In this account of the ethnic origins of California wine, Simone Cinotto rewrites a century-old triumphalist story.

Table of 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.

Author/Creator:

Cinotto, Simone , author

Contributors:

Tarnopolski, Michelle , translator

Languages:

English
Italian

Language Notes:

Item content: English
Translated from (original): Italian

Main Work:

Terra soffice, uva nera [by Cinotto, S.] (English)

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Soft soil, black grapes [by Cinotto, S.] (New York : New York University Press, ©2012 — ISBN 9780814717387; LCCN 2012016870; OCLC Number 793973703)

Related Series:

Nation of newcomers

Subjects:

Wine and wine making — California — History

Wine and wine making — Social aspects — California — History

Viticulture — California — History

Italians — California — History

Italian Americans — California — History

Vintners — California — History

Vintners — Italy — Piedmont — History

Wine and wine making — Italy — Piedmont — History

California — Ethnic relations — History

California — Economic conditions

Wine and wine making

Wine and wine making — Social aspects

Viticulture

Italians

Italian Americans

Vintners

Ethnic relations

Economic conditions

Italy

Italy — Piedmont

California

United States

Genres:

History

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on: Online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 29, 2016).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 267 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).

Call Numbers:

TP557 .C566 2012eb

ISBNs:

9780814717394 (ebook)
081471739X
9780814790311
0814790313
9780814717387 [Invalid]
0814717381 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

967256402