LEADER 04013nam 2201033Ia 450 001 9910962434503321 005 20251107091815.0 010 $a979-82-16-42514-4 010 $a1-282-48059-6 010 $a9786612480591 010 $a1-4422-0138-X 024 7 $a10.5040/9798216425144 035 $a(CKB)2520000000008706 035 $a(EBL)483899 035 $a(OCoLC)700682066 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000418160 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12164558 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000418160 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10369349 035 $a(PQKB)11560983 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL483899 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10361485 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL248059 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC483899 035 $a(OCoLC)994355870$z(OCoLC)1475053608 035 $a(UkLoBP)BP9798216425144BC 035 $a(EXLCZ)992520000000008706 100 $a20090827d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFrom immigrants to Americans $ethe rise and fall of fitting in /$fJacob L. Vigdor 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLanham $cRowman & Littlefield Publishers$d2010 210 2$aNew York :$cBloomsbury Publishing(US),$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (233 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 08$a1-4422-0136-3 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aImmigration 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 a modern phenomenon? In From Immigrants to Americans, Jacob Vigdor offers a direct comparison of the experiences of immigrants in the United States from the mid-19th century to the present day. His conclusions are both unexpected and fascinating. This is an important book for anyone interested in immigration, either the history or the modern implications, or who want to understand why 606 $aAmericanization 606 $aAssimilation (Sociology) 606 $aImmigrants$zUnited States 606 $aImmigrants$zUnited States$xSocial conditions 606 $aAmericanization$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst00807485 606 $aAssimilation (Sociology)$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst00819095 606 $aImmigrants$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst00967712 606 $aImmigrants$xSocial conditions$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst00967782 606 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / General$2bisacsh 606 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE$2bisacsh 607 $aUnited States$2fast$1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq 615 0$aAmericanization. 615 0$aAssimilation (Sociology) 615 0$aImmigrants 615 0$aImmigrants$xSocial conditions. 615 7$aAmericanization. 615 7$aAssimilation (Sociology) 615 7$aImmigrants. 615 7$aImmigrants$xSocial conditions. 615 7$aSOCIAL SCIENCE / General. 615 7$aSOCIAL SCIENCE. 676 $a305.9/069120973 676 $a305.9069120973 700 $aVigdor$b Jacob L$01867870 712 02$aBloomsbury (Firm), 801 0$bXFH 801 1$bXFH 801 2$bOCLCO 801 2$bOCLCQ 801 2$bOCLCF 801 2$bOCLCQ 801 2$bOCLCO 801 2$bOCLCA 801 2$bOCLCO 801 2$bOCLCQ 801 2$bOCLCO 801 2$bOCLCQ 801 2$bOCLCL 801 2$bOCLCQ 801 2$bCLOUD 801 2$bOCLCQ 801 2$bOCLCL 801 2$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910962434503321 996 $aFrom immigrants to Americans$94475622 997 $aUNINA