Considers the failure of Italian immigration to Latin America. Discusses immigration policies in the Americas from a historical perspective, and analyzes Italian and Brazilian policies during the post-WWII period, showing how the Italian and US governments promoted and subsidized the emigration of the unemployed and unskilled in order to relieve Italy from internal social tensions that could strengthen the Communist Party. Analyzes trends in immigration historiography, and examines Italian repatriation in the 1950s. The author works for the World Bank as a social scientist responsible for social development strategies. Lacks a subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
