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UNINA9910790680203321 |
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Titolo |
Points of passage : Jewish transmigrants from Eastern Europe in Scandinavia, Germany, and Britain 1880-1914 / / edited by Tobias Brinkmann |
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New York : , : Berghahn Books, , 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (185 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Jews - Europe, Eastern - Migrations |
Jews - Europe - Social conditions - 19th century |
Jews - Europe - History - 19th century |
Scandinavia Emigration and immigration |
Germany Emigration and immigration |
England Emigration and immigration |
Europe Ethnic relations |
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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 bibliographies and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Part I. Medicalization of borders -- Part II. Transit through Scandinavia, Germany, and Britain -- Part III. Atlantic passages. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Between 1880 and 1914 several million Eastern Europeans migrated West. Much is known about the immigration experience of Jews, Poles, Greeks, and others, notably in the United States. Yet, little is known about the paths of mass migration across "green borders" via European railway stations and ports to destinations in other continents. Ellis Island, literally a point of passage into America, has a much higher symbolic significance than the often inconspicuous departure stations, makeshift facilities for migrant masses at European railway stations and port cities, and former control posts alo |
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