Blood of My Blood: The Dilemma of Italian-Americans, Vol. 1

The New York Times
"...it weaves together the history, sociology, and psychology of first-, second-, and third-generation Italian Americans"


The New York Times
"Its data is presented with scholarly precision; yet the author's style, which he peppers with autobiographical tidbits, makes it immensely readable"


Michael Novak
"This is a disciplined, poignant, superb book. Gambino does for Italian Americans what Luigi Barzini has done for the Italians."


Book Description
Since its first publication in 1974, Blood of my blood has become the most highly esteemed book on Italian Americans. It is also rare that it is both a bestseller and a college text.


About the Author
Richard Gambino holds a Ph.D. He lives in New York. Is the author of Vendetta.


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With greater impact than any other non-fiction book on the subject has achieved to date, it weaves together the history, sociology, and psychology of first-, second-, and third-generation Italian Americans. Its data is presented with scholarly precision; yet the author's style, which he peppers with autobiographical tidbits, makes it immensely readable.


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