Americans in Tuscany - Charity, Compassion, and Belonging (Hardcover)

Since the time of the Grand Tour, the Italian region of Tuscany has sustained a highly visible American and Anglo migrant community. Today American women continue to migrate there, many in order to marry Italian men. Confronted with experiences of social exclusion, unfamiliar family relations, and new cultural terrain, many women struggle to build local lives. In the first ethnographic monograph of Americans in Italy, Catherine Trundle argues that charity and philanthropy are the central means by which many American women negotiate a sense of migrant belonging in Italy. This book traces women's daily acts of charity as they gave food to the poor, fundraised among the wealthy, monitored untrustworthy recipients, assessed the needy, and reflected on the emotional work that charity required. In exploring the often-ignored role of charitable action in migrant community formation, Trundle contributes to anthropological theories of gift giving, compassion, and reflexivity.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	New Directions in Anthropology
Release date:	July 2014
Authors:	Catherine Trundle
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	230
ISBN-13:	978-1-78238-369-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
LSN:	1-78238-369-7
Barcode:	9781782383697

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