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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452009203321

Titolo

Migration and immigration [[electronic resource] ] : a global view / / edited by Maura I. Toro-Morn and Marixsa Alicea

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2004

ISBN

1-282-40849-6

9786612408496

0-313-05301-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Collana

A world view of social issues, , 1526-9442

Altri autori (Persone)

Toro-MornMaura I <1961-> (Maura Isabel)

AliceaMarixsa <1960->

Disciplina

304.8/2

Soggetti

Emigration and immigration

Migration, Internal

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Tables; Series Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1 AUSTRALIA: The Continent of Immigrants; 2 BRAZIL: A Historical and Contemporary View of Brazilian Migration; 3 CHINA: Chinese Immigrants in the Global Economy; 4 CUBA: Colonizers, Slaves, Exiles, and Refugees in Cuban History; 5 FRANCE: The Melting Pot of Europe; 6 GHANA: Internal, International, and Transnational Migration; 7 IRELAND: A Historical and Political Interpretation of the Irish Diaspora; 8 JAPAN: Immigration In, Out, and Back and Forth; 9 MEXICO: Mexican International Migration

10 THE NETHERLANDS: The Myth of Ethnic Equality11 THE PHILIPPINES: The Dilemma of Philippine International Labor Migration; 12 PUERTO RICO: Between the Nation and the Diaspora-Migration to and from Puerto Rico; 13 TANZANIA: To Carry a Heavy Burden in the Heat of the Day-Migration to and from Tanzania; 14 THE UNITED STATES: Immigration to the Melting Pot of the Americas; Index; About the Editors and Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

The post-World War II period has been called the age of migration, since an unprecedented number of people worldwide have been on the move. This reference surveys migration and immigration past and



present in 14 representative countries. Historical, social, political, and economic consequences of migration are considered. Students and researchers will find the synthesis indispensable and the format ideal for comparisons.||The collective analysis of the contributors, who hail from a range of disciplines, ultimately defies the simple characterization of migration as a choice of people seeking be