{"product_id":"9781480813809","title":"Edge City: The Chronicles of Bobby A: Un Italian' in the USA","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdges, both jagged and sharp, spring from the \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003etension of living and maturing between two conflicting factors:  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ecultural assimilation – on the one hand suppressing ethnic identity \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ein the public square – and on the other, developing a personal \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eidentity which internalized that heritage. Edge upon edge, these \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eelements represent the conflicts for Italian immigrants within the \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003emelting pot of L’america. This collection of memoirs and reflections, poetry and prose, takes the reader through one man’s experiences \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eas a first born Italian in America and an American in Italy. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eItalian-Americans will recognize the challenges of assimilation \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ein “Edge City”. Readers of all ethnicities \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ewill gain a new understanding of \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ethe Italian culture in America.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Archway Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126449979632,"sku":"9781480813809","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480813809_p0.jpg?v=1763620421","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480813809","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}