{"product_id":"italian-american-folklore-9780874835335","title":"Italian-American Folklore","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on published research, fiction and interviews, this work offers a diverting overview of the popular cultural baggagethat Italian immigrants brought to America. -Publishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eItalian-Americans compose one of the largest ethnic groups in the United States. Though they have often been portrayed in fiction and film, many of these images are based on stereotypes not borne out among the immigrant and assimilated population. \u003ci\u003eItalian-American Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e draws its material directly from Americans of Italian descent in both urban and rural communities. The result is a book that, while strongly anchored in scholarship, is readable, entertaining, and illuminating. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapters on folk speech, superstitions, folk medicine, games, and more tell of customs common to Italian-Americans. But the authors have also taken pains to stress the importance of regional ties, detailing how customs vary among the Italian provinces, and how those differences have traveled to Italian-American communities as well. This collection of Italian folktales will teach readers the importance of caring, resourcefulness and respect. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e August House Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/28\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780874835335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.49h x 5.50w x 0.88d","brand":"Frances M. Malpezzi, William M. Clements","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43732979253429,"sku":"9780874835335","price":22.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_05bb113f-823f-4a6e-8afd-0bacc6be91a6.jpg?v=1710256399","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/italian-american-folklore-9780874835335","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}