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Record Nr.

UNINA9911008465603321

Titolo

Encyclopedia of immigration and migration in the American West / / edited by Gordon Morris Bakken & Alexandra Kindell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, c2006

ISBN

9781452265346

1452265348

9781849725637

1849725632

9781412952439

1412952433

9781412939577

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (2 v. (xxix, 848 p.)) : ill., maps, ports

Altri autori (Persone)

BakkenGordon Morris

KindellAlexandra

Disciplina

304.8/78003

Soggetti

Migration, Internal - West (U.S.) - History

Indians of North America - West (U.S.)

African Americans - West (U.S.)

Immigrants - West (U.S.)

Ethnology - West (U.S.)

Pioneers - West (U.S.)

West (U.S.) Emigration and immigration Encyclopedias

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Sage reference publication."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

v. 1. A-L -- v. 2. M-Z.

Sommario/riassunto

These two volumes provide a complete history of racial and ethnic groups that have populated the American West, including the settling of the West and the movements of American Indians African Americans and the role of women in the West's development.