Restless nation : starting over in America / / James M. Jasper

• Autore: Jasper James M. <1957->
• Pubblicazione: Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , 2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 295 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 325.73
• Soggetto topico: Migration, Internal - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Emigration and immigration
• Soggetto non controllato: immigration, 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
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-275) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 AUTHOR
• Sommario/riassunto: In 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Restless nation
• ISBN: 0-226-39473-5; 1-282-64633-8; 9786612646331
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817001303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II