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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798731503321

Autore

Aranda Elizabeth M. <1973->

Titolo

Making a life in multiethnic Miami : immigration and the rise of a global city / / Elizabeth M. Aranda, Sallie Hughes, Elena Sabogal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boulder, Colorado : , : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Incorporated, , 2014

ISBN

1-62637-381-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (383 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Latinos: exploring diversity and change

Disciplina

975.9/381

Soggetti

Immigrants - Florida - Miami

Latin Americans - Florida - Miami

Multiculturalism - Florida - Miami

Miami (Fla.) Ethnic relations

Miami (Fla.) Emigration and immigration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Immigration in the Age of Global Insecurity -- 2 The Contexts of Departure -- 3 The Context of Reception -- 4 Inequalities and Perceptions of Social Mobility -- 5 Politics, Membership, and Representation -- 6 Race, Discrimination, and Ethnic Rivalries -- 7 Immigrant Emotions and Strategies of Co-Presence -- 8 Translocal Placemaking and Belonging -- 9 The Security of Home in a Global Era -- References -- Index -- About the Book

Sommario/riassunto

With more than a million immigrants from Latin America and the Caribbean, Miami, Florida, boasts the highest proportion of foreign-born residents of any US city. Charting the rise of Miami as a global city, Elizabeth Aranda, Sallie Hughes, and Elena Sabogal provide a panoramic study of the changing dynamics of the immigration experience. The authors move easily between an analysis of global currents and personal narratives, examining the many factors that shape the decision to emigrate and the challenges faced in making a new home. Offering a wealth of new insights, their work demonstrates why Miami is such an exceptional laboratory for studying the social forces and local effects of globalization on the ground.