03046nam 2200637 a 450 991081700130332120230523203851.00-226-39473-51-282-64633-8978661264633110.7208/9780226394732(CKB)2560000000015007(EBL)547706(OCoLC)646068554(SSID)ssj0000427154(PQKBManifestationID)11965271(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000427154(PQKBWorkID)10391163(PQKB)10826241(StDuBDS)EDZ0000122033(MiAaPQ)EBC547706(DE-B1597)523522(OCoLC)1135588057(DE-B1597)9780226394732(Au-PeEL)EBL547706(CaPaEBR)ebr10395643(CaONFJC)MIL264633(EXLCZ)99256000000001500720000411d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierRestless nation starting over in America /James M. JasperChicago :University of Chicago Press,2000.1 online resource (xiv, 295 pages) illustrationsDescription based upon print version of record.0-226-39479-4 0-226-39478-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-275) and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Preface --Introduction --ONE. The Land of the Dream --TWO. The Most Likely to Succeed --THREE. New Places, Names, and Selves --FOUR. Boom Land --FIVE. The Great Lottery --SIX. An Alien Power --SEVEN. The Culture of Flight --EIGHT. Fleeing the Nest --CONCLUSION. Are Americans Ready to Settle Down? --Suggestions for Further Reading --Notes --Index --B Y THE SAME AUTHORIn Restless Nation, James M. Jasper isolates a narrative that lies very close to the core of the American character. From colonial times to the present day, Americans have always had a deep-rooted belief in the "fresh start"-a belief that still has Americans moving from place to place faster than the citizens of any other nation.Migration, InternalUnited StatesUnited StatesEmigration and immigrationimmigration, emigration, internal migration, united states, colonial times, american history, fresh start, starting over, identity, politics, political science, anthropology, sociology, moving house, colonialism, citizens, green cards, boom land, economic opportunity, culture of flight, alien power, illegal, illegals, workers, employment, the great lottery, settle down, social issues, mobility.Migration, Internal325.73Jasper James M.1957-1316644MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817001303321Restless nation3973868UNINA