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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823385803321

Autore

Schain Martin A

Titolo

The politics of immigration in France, Britain, and the United States : a comparative study / / Martin A. Schain

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008

ISBN

1-280-88114-3

9786613722454

1-137-04789-5

Edizione

[2nd ed., rev. and updated.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (353 p.)

Collana

Perspectives in comparative politics

Disciplina

325

325.1

Soggetti

France Emigration and immigration Government policy

France Emigration and immigration Political aspects

Great Britain Emigration and immigration Government policy

Great Britain Emigration and immigration Political aspects

United States Emigration and immigration Government policy

United States Emigration and immigration Political aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Series Editor's Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgments; One Introduction: The Politics of Immigration; Two Development of French Immigration Policy; Three Understanding French Immigration Policy; Four Politics of Immigration in France; Five Development of British Immigration Policy; Six Understanding British Immigration Policy; Seven Politics of Immigration in Britain; Eight Development of US Immigration Policy; Nine Understanding US Immigration Policy; Ten Politics of Immigration in the United States; Eleven Conclusion

NotesBibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Updated through 2012 with all-new material in every chapter, Schain's book provides a detailed, comparative look at the policies that drive and inform immigration politics in three Western countries, and shows how immigration policy has political sources far beyond labor market



needs.