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Autore |
Stepick Alex |
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Titolo |
This land is our land [[electronic resource] ] : immigrants and power in Miami / / Alex Stepick ... [et al.] |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 |
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1-59734-952-6 |
9786612762680 |
1-282-76268-0 |
0-520-93646-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (202 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Immigrants - Florida - Miami - Social conditions |
Minorities - Florida - Miami - Social conditions |
Cuban Americans - Florida - Miami - Social conditions |
Elite (Social sciences) - Florida - Miami |
Power (Social sciences) - Florida - Miami |
Ethnic conflict - Florida - Miami |
Miami (Fla.) Ethnic relations |
Miami (Fla.) Politics and government |
Miami (Fla.) Economic conditions |
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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. 171-181) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Becoming American : it's not a one-way street -- Competing elites : Cuban power, Anglo conversion, and frustrated African Americans -- Working in the USA : ethnic segregation and bureaucratizing interaction -- Just comes and cover-ups : African Americans and Haitians in high school -- Making it work : interaction, power, and accommodation in inter-ethnic relations. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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For those opposed to immigration, Miami is a nightmare. Miami is the de facto capital of Latin America; it is a city where immigrants dominate, Spanish is ubiquitous, and Denny's is an ethnic restaurant. Are Miami's immigrants representative of a trend that is undermining American culture and identity? Drawing from in-depth fieldwork in the |
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