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Autore |
Vigdor Jacob L |
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Titolo |
From immigrants to Americans : the rise and fall of fitting in / / Jacob L. Vigdor |
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Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2010 |
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New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2010 |
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979-82-16-42514-4 |
1-282-48059-6 |
9786612480591 |
1-4422-0138-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (233 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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305.9/069120973 |
305.9069120973 |
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Soggetti |
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Americanization |
Assimilation (Sociology) |
Immigrants - United States |
Immigrants - United States - Social conditions |
Immigrants |
Immigrants - Social conditions |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General |
SOCIAL SCIENCE |
United States |
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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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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. An Immigrant's Decision; Chapter 2. A Historical Overview of Immigration to the United States; Chapter 3. Fitting In Economically; Chapter 4. Fitting In Linguistically; Chapter 5. Fitting In Officially; Chapter 6. Fitting Into the Neighborhood; Chapter 7. Joining the Family; Chapter 8. Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Immigration has always caused immense public concern, especially when the perception is that immigrants are not assimilating into society they way they should, or perhaps the way they once did. But is this truly |
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