American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (2010) Winner
Nancy C. Carnevale
ナンシー・カルネヴァーレ
Nancy Carnevale
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Associate Professor
- Active Years
- 2000-
- Affiliations
- Montclair State University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers College | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| University of Michigan | — | — | MA | — | United States |
| Rutgers University | — | U.S. History | PhD | — | United States |
Rutgers College
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
University of Michigan
Degree:
MA
Country:
United States
Rutgers University
U.S. History
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | American Book Award | A New Language, A New World: Italian Immigrants in the United States, 1890-1945 | — | Before Columbus Foundation | 受賞 |
American Book Award
2010
Work:
A New Language, A New World: Italian Immigrants in the United States, 1890-1945
Organization:
Before Columbus Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A New Language, A New World: Italian Immigrants in the United States, 1890-1945
2009 HistoryAn academic study of Italian immigrants in the United States from the late 19th century through World War II, analyzing language, assimilation, labor, and community. The book examines how language shift and identity formation occurred, based on archival sources.
Immigration historyLanguage and assimilationItalian American studiesLabor history
Bibliography
- A New Language, A New World: Italian Immigrants in the United States, 1890-1945 (University of Illinois Press, 2009)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Archival, source-based scholarly proseSocial-history oriented approach
- Recurring Motifs
- Language change and identityRole of family and communityClass and labor
Legacy
Known for contributions to Italian American and immigration history with a focus on language and assimilation. Her 2009 book received scholarly recognition and won the American Book Award in 2010.
Academic Societies
- American Historical Association
Trivia
- Associate Professor at Montclair State University.
- Won the 2010 American Book Award for her 2009 book 'A New Language, A New World'.