03856nam 2200733 a 450 991079004000332120230725031406.00-8214-4351-8(CKB)2670000000092400(EBL)1757106(OCoLC)728663358(SSID)ssj0000521234(PQKBManifestationID)11337646(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000521234(PQKBWorkID)10517418(PQKB)10448336(MiAaPQ)EBC1757106(MdBmJHUP)muse12708(Au-PeEL)EBL1757106(CaPaEBR)ebr10469443(EXLCZ)99267000000009240020101207d2011 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe borders of integration[electronic resource] Polish migrants in Germany and the United States, 1870-1924 /Brian McCookAthens Ohio University Pressc20111 online resource (303 p.)Ohio University Press Polish and Polish-American studies seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8214-1926-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: Migration and citizenship in a globalizing world -- Migration and settlement : building Polish communities in the Ruhr and northeastern Pennsylvania -- The face of mining : the coal industry in the Ruhr and northeastern Pennsylvania -- Breaking barriers : Polish entry into the mines -- Becoming mining men : Polish integration within the workforce -- Divided hearts, divided faith : Poles and the Catholic Church -- Challenging state and society : the "Polish question" and the rise of Polish ethnic associations -- War and Polish communities transformed, 1914-24 -- Conclusion: Determining the borders of integration.The issues of immigration and integration are at the forefront of contemporary politics. Yet debates over foreign workers and the desirability of their incorporation into European and American societies too often are discussed without a sense of history. McCook's examination questions static assumptions about race and white immigrant assimilation a hundred years ago, highlighting how the Polish immigrant experience is relevant to present-day immigration debates on both sides of the Atlantic. Further, his research shows the complexity of attitudes toward immigration in Germany and the UnitedOhio University Press Polish and Polish-American studies series.Polish peopleCultural assimilationGermanyRuhr River ValleyHistoryPolish AmericansCultural assimilationPennsylvaniaHistoryImmigrantsGermanyRuhr River ValleyHistoryImmigrantsPennsylvaniaHistoryCoal minersGermanyRuhr River ValleyHistoryCoal minersPennsylvaniaHistoryCommunity lifeGermanyRuhr River ValleyHistoryCommunity lifePennsylvaniaHistoryRuhr River Valley (Germany)Ethnic relationsPennsylvaniaEthnic relationsPolish peopleCultural assimilationHistory.Polish AmericansCultural assimilationHistory.ImmigrantsHistory.ImmigrantsHistory.Coal minersHistory.Coal minersHistory.Community lifeHistory.Community lifeHistory.304.8/4355043809034McCook Brian Joseph1973-1543673MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790040003321The borders of integration3797249UNINA