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UNINA9910782660403321 |
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Titolo |
Immigration [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Ilan Stavans |
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Westport, Conn. : , : Greenwood Press, , 2008 |
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New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2024 |
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ISBN |
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979-84-00-66866-1 |
1-282-34108-1 |
9786612341083 |
0-313-34803-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (217 p.) |
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Collana |
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Ilan Stavans library of Latino civilization |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Hispanic Americans |
Hispanic Americans - Social conditions |
Immigrants - United States |
Latin America Emigration and immigration |
United States Emigration and immigration |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; I: CONSIDERATIONS; II: VOICES; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Editor and Contributors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Immigration is a topic on the minds of a large portion of Americans. In 2006, a series of large marches and political debates shook the nation to the core. With the 2008 presidential campaign under way, the controversy is alive and well. However, it is essential to approach it in an informed, balanced fashion, and the material presented in this volume is designed to accomplish the task. To what extent are immigrants from Mexico and Central America different from their predecessors from say Italy, Poland, and Finland? Is the process of assimilation expected to be as successful today as it was a |
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