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On the Other Shore: The Atlantic Worlds of Italians in South America during the Great War
On the Other Shore explores the social history of Italian communities in South America and the transnational networks in which they were situated during and after World War I. From 1915 to 1921 Italys conflict against Austria-Hungary and its aftermath shook Italian immigrants and their children in the metropolitan areas of Buenos Aires, Montevideo, and So Paulo. The war led portions of these communities to mobilize resourcespatriotic support, young men who could enlist in the Italian army, goods like wool from Argentina and limes from Brazil, and lots of moneyto support Italy in the face of total war. Yet other portions of these communities simultaneously organized a strident movement against the war, inspired especially by anarchism and revolutionary socialism. Both of these factions sought to extend their influence and ambitions into the immediate postwar period. Read more