The sanctuary city : immigrant, refugee, and receiving communities in postindustrial Philadelphia / / Domenic Vitiello
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Vitiello Domenic
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| Titolo: |
The sanctuary city : immigrant, refugee, and receiving communities in postindustrial Philadelphia / / Domenic Vitiello
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| Pubblicazione: | Ithaca, New York : , : Cornell University Press, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (312 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 304.8 |
| Soggetto topico: | Emigration and immigration - Social aspects |
| Immigrants - Social conditions | |
| Nota di contenuto: | The Sanctuary City -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: Sanctuary and the Immigrant City -- 1. Sanctuary in Solidarity: Central Americans and the Sanctuary Movement -- 2. Refugee Resettlement: Southeast Asians and the Resettlement System -- 3. African Diasporas: Liberians and Black America -- 4. Muslim Town: Iraqis, Syrians, and Palestinians in Arab and Muslim America -- 5. New Sanctuary: Mexicans and the New Immigration Movements -- Conclusion: What Do We Owe Each Other? -- Notes -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "This book relates the history of Central American, Southeast Asian, Liberian, Arab, and Mexican migration, settlement, and civil society in Philadelphia since the 1970s. It explores the politics of immigration, community relations, and "sanctuary," defined as a wide set of contested protections and assistance at local, national, and transnational scales" |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Sanctuary City |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910682543303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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