Everyday Life and Festivity in a Local Ethnic Community

Describes the history of the settlement of Polish immigrants in South Bend, the ethnic composition, the process by which everyday Polish community life was transformed into that of Polish- American immigrants and descendants, the institutions, and the ceremonies and festivals throughout the year. A main theme is the marginalization of ethnicity under the influence of the image of the all-American character. No index. Distributed in the US by Columbia University Press. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR