{"product_id":"beyond-cannery-row-carol-lynn-mckibben-9780252073007","title":"Beyond Cannery Row: Sicilian Women, Immigration, and Community in Monterey, California, 1915-99","description":"Presenting a nuanced story of women, migration, community, industry, and civic life at the turn of the twentieth century, Carol Lynn McKibben's \u003ci\u003eBeyond Cannery Row\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes the processes of migration and settlement of Sicilian fishers from three villages in Western Sicily to Monterey, California--and sometimes back again. \u003cbr\u003e McKibben's analysis of gender and gender roles shows that it was the women in this community who had the insight, the power, and the purpose to respond and even prosper amid changing economic conditions. Vividly evoking the immigrants' everyday experiences through first-person accounts and detailed description, McKibben demonstrates that the cannery work done by Sicilian immigrant women was crucial in terms of the identity formation and community development. These changes allowed their families to survive the challenges of political conflicts over citizenship in World War II and intermarriage with outsiders throughout the migration experience. The women formed voluntary associations and celebrated festas that effectively linked them with each other and with their home villages in Sicily. Continuous migration created a strong sense of transnationalism among Sicilians in Monterey, which has enabled them to continue as a viable ethnic community today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carol Lynn McKibben\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252073002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252073007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.98w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 548","brand":"Carol Lynn McKibben","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913510387967,"sku":"9780252073007","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d2ba947c-3c53-4184-80b1-ff64fdbe2f32.jpg?v=1680620765","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-cannery-row-carol-lynn-mckibben-9780252073007","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}