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UNINA9910791475503321 |
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Autore |
Jasper James M. <1957-> |
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Titolo |
Restless nation : starting over in America / / James M. Jasper |
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Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , 2000 |
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ISBN |
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0-226-39473-5 |
1-282-64633-8 |
9786612646331 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 295 pages) : illustrations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Migration, Internal - United States |
United States Emigration and immigration |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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. 267-275) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- ONE. The Land of the Dream -- TWO. The Most Likely to Succeed -- THREE. New Places, Names, and Selves -- FOUR. Boom Land -- FIVE. The Great Lottery -- SIX. An Alien Power -- SEVEN. The Culture of Flight -- EIGHT. Fleeing the Nest -- CONCLUSION. Are Americans Ready to Settle Down? -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Notes -- Index -- B Y THE SAME AUTHOR |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In Restless Nation, James M. Jasper isolates a narrative that lies very close to the core of the American character. From colonial times to the present day, Americans have always had a deep-rooted belief in the "fresh start"-a belief that still has Americans moving from place to place faster than the citizens of any other nation. |
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