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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Main Authors: Mélanie Fusaro, Petterson Molina Vale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Universitaires du Midi 2011-12-01
Series:Diasporas: Circulations, Migrations, Histoire
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/diasporas/1744
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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
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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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