Letters across borders : the epistolary practices of international migrants / / edited by Bruce S. Elliott, David A. Gerber, and Suzanne M. Sinke

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, published in association with the Carleton Centre for the History of Migration, 2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (326 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.9/06912
• Soggetto topico: Emigration and immigration - History; Immigrants - Correspondence
• Altri autori: ElliottBruce S GerberDavid A. <1944-> SinkeSuzanne M
• Note generali: Includes papers presented at the international conference, "Reading the Emigrant Letter: Innovative Approaches and Interpretations," sponsored by the Carleton Centre for the History of Migration and hosted at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, in 2003.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; Part I: Limits and Opportunities; Part II: Writing Conventions and Practices; Part III: Silences and Censorship; Part IV: Editorial Interventions; Part V: Negotiations of Identity; Part VI: Letters and the State; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This collection addresses the recent rebirth of interest in immigrant letters. As these letters are increasingly seen as key, rather than incidental, documents in the interpretations of gender, age, social class, and ethnicity/nationality, the scholars gathered here demonstrate a diversity of new approaches to their interpretation.
• Titolo autorizzato: Letters across borders
• ISBN: 1-281-36082-1; 9786611360825; 0-230-60107-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827275203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II