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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783319503321

Autore

Portes Alejandro <1944->

Titolo

Legacies : the story of the immigrant second generation / / Alejandro Portes, Rubén G. Rumbaut

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley : , : University of California Press

New York : , : Russell Sage Foundation, , 2001

ISBN

0-520-93579-9

1-59734-709-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiv, 406 pages, 23 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

RumbautRubén G

Disciplina

305.9/0691

Soggetti

Immigrants - United States - Economic conditions

Immigrants - United States - Social conditions

United States Emigration and immigration

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 (p. 369-387) and index.

Sommario/riassunto

One out of five Americans are first- or second-generation immigrants. This study probes all aspects of the new immigrant second generation lives, exploring their potential to transform American society for better or worse.