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Lives of Their Own:

Blacks, Italians, and Poles in Pittsburgh, 1900-1960
  • ISBN-13: 9780252010637
  • Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
    Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
  • By John Bodnar, By Roger Simon, By Michael P. Weber
  • Price: AUD $71.99
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 16/03/1983
  • Format: Paperback 312 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: History [HB]
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Lives of Their Own depicts the strikingly different lives of black, Italian, and Polish immigrants in Pittsburgh. Within a comparative framework, the book focuses on the migration process itself, job procurement, and occupational mobility, family structure, home-ownership, and neighborhood institutions. By blending oral histories with quantitative data, the authors have created a convincing multilayered portrait of working-class life in one of our great industrial cities.''It is a rich and significant addition to the literature of both ethnic and urban history.'' -- Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine''An important contribution to a significant and growing field of inquiry.'' -- Choice
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