5. Sicilian Women and the Italian State

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Tables and Figures ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction: The Women of the South 1
6. Part I: Rural Women and Transnational Migration
7. 1. Blood, Honour, and Belonging: The World of Rural Sicilians 19
8. 2. ‘Gone to America’: Migrating Men and Abandoned Women 55
9. 3. Motherhood, Marriage, and Migration 103
10. 4. Fulfilling the Dream: Houses, Land, and Work 142
11. Part II: Shifting Borders, Shifting Identities
12. 5. Sicilian Women and the Italian State 171
13. 6. Beyond Sutera: Sicilian Women Join the Nation 202
14. Conclusion: Gender, Migration, and Globalization 233
15. Notes 241
16. Selected Bibliography 299
17. Index 317
18. Backmatter 323