Italian Settlers in Jackson's Bay Special Settlement, New Zealand 1875-1879 - Government Wrong Expectations and Ethnic Stereotypes
Italian Settlers in Jackson's Bay Special Settlement, New Zealand 1875-1879 - Government Wrong Expectations and Ethnic Stereotypes
Category: Article
| Title | Italian Settlers in Jackson's Bay Special Settlement, New Zealand 1875-1879 - Government Wrong Expectations and Ethnic Stereotypes |
|---|---|
| Author | Adriano Boncompagni |
| Publication | Italian Historical Society Journal |
| Publisher | CO.AS.IT |
| Language | English |
| Geographic reference | Jackson Bay, Livorno, |
| Time reference | 1875-1879 |
| Online resource | YES |
| Topic | Italians in Jackson Bay, Stereotypes, Livorno, Italian immigration to New Zealand, |
Essay by Adriano Boncompagni on the attempts to colonise the Jackson Bay area with Italian immigrants, especially from Livorno, published in The Italian Historical Society Journal by CO.AS.IT. The settlement was doomed, badly managed and isolated, and in 1879 most Italians, as well as Germans and a considerable number of Scandinavians, left. Although the Italians constituted only about 10% of the settlers they were blamed by the government for the failure. A very interesting read, with quotes from letters by the Italian settlers and government officers. There is also an essay in Italian by Boncompagni, written for Centro Altreitalie, a portal for studies on Italian migration in the world. The article Italiani a Jackson Bay Nuova Zelanda can be downloaded as a PDF, © Editions of the Fondazione Giovanni Agnelli.
