Bc. Pavel Pumprla

Bachelor's thesis

The Phenomenon of Mafia and Italian-American Immigration as Portrayed in the Works of Mario Puzo

The Phenomenon of Mafia and Italian-American Immigration as Portrayed in the Works of Mario Puzo
Abstract:
Práce se zabývá fenoménem mafie a italsko-americkou imigrací. Práce je rozdělena do tří částí. První část pojednává o italské imigraci do USA. Termín imigrace a další základní pojmy jsou vysvětleny. Dále je představena historie imigrace a dána do kontextu s dalšími důležitými událostmi, které ovlivňovali počty imigrantů v daných obdobích. Dále jsou zmíněny I tradice, které imigranti přinášely do nové …more
Abstract:
The thesis is concerned with the phenomenon of Mafia and the immigration of Italians to the United States. It is divided into three parts. The first part of the thesis is concerned with the phenomenon of Italian immigration to the USA. The term immigration and its basics features are described; the history of the immigration of Italians to the United States is introduced and put into context alongside …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 31. 8. 2010

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 6. 9. 2010
  • Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Ph.D.

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Masaryk University

Faculty of Arts

Bachelor programme / field:
Philology / English Language and Literature

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