Transoceanic Migrations (1998-2009): The (Re)Construction of Contemporary Italianness among Italo-Descendants from Argentina and Brazil
For nearly a century the Italian «great emigration » (1860-1970) drove millions of migrants to South America, in particular to Argentina and Brazil. According to the Italian legislation, their descendants are still entitled to the Italian nationality iure sanguinis. On which «Italianness» does this...
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| description | For nearly a century the Italian «great emigration » (1860-1970) drove millions of migrants to South America, in particular to Argentina and Brazil. According to the Italian legislation, their descendants are still entitled to the Italian nationality iure sanguinis. On which «Italianness» does this legal recognition lie? How was the identity of these «oriundi» shaped and passed on throughout the generations? |
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| spelling | doaj-art-160a25d5fcef4ff2b5e09aa15c1babde2025-08-20T01:55:15ZengPresses Universitaires du MidiDiasporas: Circulations, Migrations, Histoire1637-58232431-14722011-12-0119203010.4000/diasporas.1744Transoceanic Migrations (1998-2009): The (Re)Construction of Contemporary Italianness among Italo-Descendants from Argentina and BrazilMélanie FusaroPetterson Molina ValeFor nearly a century the Italian «great emigration » (1860-1970) drove millions of migrants to South America, in particular to Argentina and Brazil. According to the Italian legislation, their descendants are still entitled to the Italian nationality iure sanguinis. On which «Italianness» does this legal recognition lie? How was the identity of these «oriundi» shaped and passed on throughout the generations?https://journals.openedition.org/diasporas/1744 |
| spellingShingle | Mélanie Fusaro Petterson Molina Vale Transoceanic Migrations (1998-2009): The (Re)Construction of Contemporary Italianness among Italo-Descendants from Argentina and Brazil Diasporas: Circulations, Migrations, Histoire |
| title | Transoceanic Migrations (1998-2009): The (Re)Construction of Contemporary Italianness among Italo-Descendants from Argentina and Brazil |
| title_full | Transoceanic Migrations (1998-2009): The (Re)Construction of Contemporary Italianness among Italo-Descendants from Argentina and Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Transoceanic Migrations (1998-2009): The (Re)Construction of Contemporary Italianness among Italo-Descendants from Argentina and Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transoceanic Migrations (1998-2009): The (Re)Construction of Contemporary Italianness among Italo-Descendants from Argentina and Brazil |
| title_short | Transoceanic Migrations (1998-2009): The (Re)Construction of Contemporary Italianness among Italo-Descendants from Argentina and Brazil |
| title_sort | transoceanic migrations 1998 2009 the re construction of contemporary italianness among italo descendants from argentina and brazil |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/diasporas/1744 |
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