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Autore |
McCook Brian Joseph <1973-> |
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The borders of integration [[electronic resource] ] : Polish migrants in Germany and the United States, 1870-1924 / / Brian McCook |
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Athens, : Ohio University Press, c2011 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (303 p.) |
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Collana |
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Ohio University Press Polish and Polish-American studies series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Polish people - Cultural assimilation - Germany - Ruhr River Valley - History |
Polish Americans - Cultural assimilation - Pennsylvania - History |
Immigrants - Germany - Ruhr River Valley - History |
Immigrants - Pennsylvania - History |
Coal miners - Germany - Ruhr River Valley - History |
Coal miners - Pennsylvania - History |
Community life - Germany - Ruhr River Valley - History |
Community life - Pennsylvania - History |
Ruhr River Valley (Germany) Ethnic relations |
Pennsylvania Ethnic relations |
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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 and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: Migration and citizenship in a globalizing world -- Migration and settlement : building Polish communities in the Ruhr and northeastern Pennsylvania -- The face of mining : the coal industry in the Ruhr and northeastern Pennsylvania -- Breaking barriers : Polish entry into the mines -- Becoming mining men : Polish integration within the workforce -- Divided hearts, divided faith : Poles and the Catholic Church -- Challenging state and society : the "Polish question" and the rise of Polish ethnic associations -- War and Polish communities transformed, 1914-24 -- Conclusion: Determining the borders of integration. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The issues of immigration and integration are at the forefront of contemporary politics. Yet debates over foreign workers and the desirability of their incorporation into European and American societies |
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