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Autore |
Portes Alejandro <1944-> |
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Titolo |
Immigrant America [[electronic resource] ] : a portrait / / Alejandro Portes and Rubén G. Rumbaut |
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Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Edizione |
[4th ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (539 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Immigrants - United States - History |
Americanization - History |
United States Emigration and immigration History |
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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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Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Preface to the Fourth Edition -- Preface to the Third Edition -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Acknowledgments for the Fourth Edition -- Acknowledgments for the Third Edition -- Acknowledgments for the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments for the First Edition -- 1. The Three Phases of U.S.-Bound Immigration -- 2. Theoretical Overview -- 3. Moving: Patterns of Immigrant Settlement and Spatial Mobility -- 4. Making It in America: Education, Occupation, and Entrepreneurship -- 5. From Immigrants to Ethnics: Identity, Citizenship, and Political Participation -- 6. Language: Diversity and Resilience -- 7. Growing Up American: The New Second Generation -- 8. Religion: The Enduring Presence -- 9. Conclusion: Immigration and Public Policy -- Notes -- References -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This revised, updated, and expanded fourth edition of Immigrant America: A Portrait provides readers with a comprehensive and current overview of immigration to the United States in a single volume. Updated with the latest available data, Immigrant America explores the economic, political, spatial, and linguistic aspects of immigration; the role of religion in the acculturation and social integration of foreign minorities; and the adaptation process for the second generation. This |
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revised edition includes new chapters on theories of migration and on the history of U.S.-bound migration from the late nineteenth century to the present, offering an updated and expanded concluding chapter on immigration and public policy. |
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