Classical 89 Thinking Aloud Interview: http://www.classical89.org/thinkingaloud/past.asp?d=7/25/2008 Thirteen million Italians didn’t “get the boot” but “left the boot” between 1880 and 1915. The story of this massive emigration is epic by reason of sheer scale. But it’s also a quirky story, for a very curious reason. If you were an Italian emigrant, your country let you go, but at the same time held onto you. By calculated strategy, Italy became more idea than just place. Scholar Mark Choate traces the intentions and politics that pursued these travelers in his new book, Emigrant Nation: The Making of Italy Abroad. That’s the premise of our story, with historian Mark Choate, on our Thinking Aloud.
July 28, 2008
Emigrant Nation
Classical 89 Thinking Aloud Interview: http://www.classical89.org/thinkingaloud/past.asp?d=7/25/2008 Thirteen million Italians didn’t “get the boot” but “left the boot” between 1880 and 1915. The story of this massive emigration is epic by reason of sheer scale. But it’s also a quirky story, for a very curious reason. If you were an Italian emigrant, your country let you go, but at the same time held onto you. By calculated strategy, Italy became more idea than just place. Scholar Mark Choate traces the intentions and politics that pursued these travelers in his new book, Emigrant Nation: The Making of Italy Abroad. That’s the premise of our story, with historian Mark Choate, on our Thinking Aloud.
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