From Ernest and Julio Gallo to Francis Ford Coppola, Italians have shaped the history of California wine. In this account of the ethnic origins of California wine, Simone Cinotto rewrites a century-old triumphalist story.
Contents
The Success of Italian Winemakers in California and the "Pavesian Myth" -- Producing Winescapes : Immigrant Labor on California Land -- The Culture and Economy of Wine in Italy and California -- One Nation : The Importance of Ethnic Cooperation -- The Spirit and Social Ethics of Ethnic Entrepreneurship -- The Ethnic Edge : The Economy of Matrimonial Strategies and Family Culture -- White Labor and Happy Families : Race, Social Capital, and Paternalism -- Italian Winemakers and the American System -- Wine and the Alchemy of Race I : The Social and Cultural Economy of Italian Regionalism -- Wine and the Alchemy of Race II : Prohibition -- Conclusion : Work, Social Capital, and Race in the Experience of Italian Winemakers in California.
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