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Strangers at the gates : new immigrants in urban America / / editor, Roger Waldinger
| Strangers at the gates : new immigrants in urban America / / editor, Roger Waldinger |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 339 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 305.9/0691 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WaldingerRoger David |
| Soggetto topico |
Immigrants - United States - Social conditions
Immigrants - United States - Economic conditions Foreign workers - United States Cities and towns - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
african american
american history city life city living essay anthology essay collection geography immigrant history immigrant stories immigrants immigration indigenous people minority groups native born poverty race issues race racism united states history urban america urban life urban living us history |
| ISBN |
1-282-35589-9
9786612355899 0-520-92771-0 1-59734-922-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Strangers at the Gates -- 2. New Immigrants in Urban America -- 3. Up from Poverty?: "Race," Immigration, and the Fate of Low-Skilled Workers -- 4. A Tale of Five Cities?: Trends in Immigrant and Native-Born Wages -- 5. The Geography of Immigrant Poverty: Selective Evidence of an Immigrant Underclass -- 6. On the Back of Blacks?: Immigrants and the Fortunes of African Americans -- 7. The Immigrant Niche: Pervasive, Persistent, Diverse -- 8. Progress, Decline, Stagnation?: The New Second Generation Comes of Age -- 9. Conclusion: Immigration and the Remaking of Urban America -- Notes on Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821188603321 |
| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2001 | ||
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Taming the elephant [[electronic resource] ] : politics, government, and law in pioneer California / / John F. Burns and Richard J. Orsi, editors ; illustrations editors Joshua Paddison and Teena Stern ; associate editor Marlene Smith-Baranzini
| Taming the elephant [[electronic resource] ] : politics, government, and law in pioneer California / / John F. Burns and Richard J. Orsi, editors ; illustrations editors Joshua Paddison and Teena Stern ; associate editor Marlene Smith-Baranzini |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (302 p.) |
| Disciplina | 979.4/04 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BurnsJohn F
OrsiRichard J |
| Collana | California history sesquicentennial series |
| Soggetto topico |
Frontier and pioneer life - California
Law - California - History - 19th century Legislation - California - History - 19th century |
| Soggetto non controllato |
america
california history california politics california society california civil rights cultural diversity cultural history early inhabitants environmental change essay collection ethnic studies frontier experience gold rush government agencies government and governing historians jurisprudence nonfiction essays pioneer period pioneers political history public policy regional history state formation textbooks united states us history |
| ISBN |
9786612762703
0-520-93648-5 1-282-76270-2 1-59734-931-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Taming the Elephant: An Introduction to California's Statehood and Constitutional Era -- 2. A Violent Birth Disorder, Crime, and Law Enforcement, 1849-1890 -- 3. The Courts, the Legal Profession, and the Development of Law in Early California -- 4. "We Feel the Want of Protection": The Politics of Law and Race in California, 1848-1878 -- 5. Capturing California -- 6. "Officialdom": California State Government, 1849-1879 -- 7. "None Could Deny the Eloquence of This Lady": Women, Law, and Government in California, 1850-1890 -- 8. The Beginnings of Anglo-American Local Government in California -- 9. An Uncertain Influence: The Role of the Federal Government in California, 1846-1880 -- List of Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783155003321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Taming the elephant [[electronic resource] ] : politics, government, and law in pioneer California / / John F. Burns and Richard J. Orsi, editors ; illustrations editors Joshua Paddison and Teena Stern ; associate editor Marlene Smith-Baranzini
| Taming the elephant [[electronic resource] ] : politics, government, and law in pioneer California / / John F. Burns and Richard J. Orsi, editors ; illustrations editors Joshua Paddison and Teena Stern ; associate editor Marlene Smith-Baranzini |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (302 p.) |
| Disciplina | 979.4/04 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BurnsJohn F
OrsiRichard J |
| Collana | California history sesquicentennial series |
| Soggetto topico |
Frontier and pioneer life - California
Law - California - History - 19th century Legislation - California - History - 19th century |
| Soggetto non controllato |
america
california history california politics california society california civil rights cultural diversity cultural history early inhabitants environmental change essay collection ethnic studies frontier experience gold rush government agencies government and governing historians jurisprudence nonfiction essays pioneer period pioneers political history public policy regional history state formation textbooks united states us history |
| ISBN |
9786612762703
0-520-93648-5 1-282-76270-2 1-59734-931-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Taming the Elephant: An Introduction to California's Statehood and Constitutional Era -- 2. A Violent Birth Disorder, Crime, and Law Enforcement, 1849-1890 -- 3. The Courts, the Legal Profession, and the Development of Law in Early California -- 4. "We Feel the Want of Protection": The Politics of Law and Race in California, 1848-1878 -- 5. Capturing California -- 6. "Officialdom": California State Government, 1849-1879 -- 7. "None Could Deny the Eloquence of This Lady": Women, Law, and Government in California, 1850-1890 -- 8. The Beginnings of Anglo-American Local Government in California -- 9. An Uncertain Influence: The Role of the Federal Government in California, 1846-1880 -- List of Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812753503321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Understanding global slavery [[electronic resource] ] : a reader / / Kevin Bales
| Understanding global slavery [[electronic resource] ] : a reader / / Kevin Bales |
| Autore | Bales Kevin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.3/62 |
| Soggetto topico |
Forced labor
Prostitution Slave labor Slave trade Slavery |
| Soggetto non controllato |
abolition
academic antislavery crime criminal justice current affairs economics economy ethics expose global economy global issues global slavery globalization human rights human trafficking international modern slavery morals pakistan phenomenon politics race issues race racism redemption scholarly servitude slavery thailand true story us history |
| ISBN |
1-282-75937-X
9786612759376 0-520-93207-2 1-59875-588-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Understanding Slavery Today -- Chapter 2. Slavery and the Human Right to Evil -- Chapter 3. No One Shall Be Held in Slavery or Servitude -- Chapter 4. Slavery and the Emergence of Non-governmental Organizations -- Chapter 5. The Challenge of Measuring Slavery -- Chapter 6. Globalization and Redemption -- Chapter 7. Human Trafficking -- Chapter 8. Understanding the Demand behind Human Trafficking -- Coda: Three Steps to Stopping Slavery -- Appendix 1. Slavery Research Questions Used in Case Studies -- Appendix 2. Rankings of Countries on Ordinal Scales for Slavery and Trafficking -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783311803321 |
Bales Kevin
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2005 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Understanding global slavery [[electronic resource] ] : a reader / / Kevin Bales
| Understanding global slavery [[electronic resource] ] : a reader / / Kevin Bales |
| Autore | Bales Kevin |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.3/62 |
| Soggetto topico |
Forced labor
Prostitution Slave labor Slave trade Slavery |
| Soggetto non controllato |
abolition
academic antislavery crime criminal justice current affairs economics economy ethics expose global economy global issues global slavery globalization human rights human trafficking international modern slavery morals pakistan phenomenon politics race issues race racism redemption scholarly servitude slavery thailand true story us history |
| ISBN |
1-282-75937-X
9786612759376 0-520-93207-2 1-59875-588-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Understanding Slavery Today -- Chapter 2. Slavery and the Human Right to Evil -- Chapter 3. No One Shall Be Held in Slavery or Servitude -- Chapter 4. Slavery and the Emergence of Non-governmental Organizations -- Chapter 5. The Challenge of Measuring Slavery -- Chapter 6. Globalization and Redemption -- Chapter 7. Human Trafficking -- Chapter 8. Understanding the Demand behind Human Trafficking -- Coda: Three Steps to Stopping Slavery -- Appendix 1. Slavery Research Questions Used in Case Studies -- Appendix 2. Rankings of Countries on Ordinal Scales for Slavery and Trafficking -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827000503321 |
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Bales Kevin
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2005 | ||
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The unvarnished truth [[electronic resource] ] : personal narratives in nineteenth-century America / / Ann Fabian
| The unvarnished truth [[electronic resource] ] : personal narratives in nineteenth-century America / / Ann Fabian |
| Autore | Fabian Ann |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 p.) |
| Disciplina | 920.073 |
| Soggetto topico |
Autobiography
Poor - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
19th century
american culture american history authenticity controversial controversy cultural history cultural studies cultural education hard times hardship literacy popular literature print culture representation sad story sob story social history social issues social studies truth uneducated united states history us history |
| ISBN |
1-283-30390-6
9786613303905 0-585-27413-4 0-520-92803-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE. Beggars -- CHAPTER TWO. Convicts -- CHAPTER THREE. Slaves -- CHAPTER FOUR. Prisoners of War -- EPILOGUE. Lovers, Farm Wives, and Tramps -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780005503321 |
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Fabian Ann
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2000 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The unvarnished truth [[electronic resource] ] : personal narratives in nineteenth-century America / / Ann Fabian
| The unvarnished truth [[electronic resource] ] : personal narratives in nineteenth-century America / / Ann Fabian |
| Autore | Fabian Ann |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 p.) |
| Disciplina | 920.073 |
| Soggetto topico |
Autobiography
Poor - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
19th century
american culture american history authenticity controversial controversy cultural history cultural studies cultural education hard times hardship literacy popular literature print culture representation sad story sob story social history social issues social studies truth uneducated united states history us history |
| ISBN |
1-283-30390-6
9786613303905 0-585-27413-4 0-520-92803-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE. Beggars -- CHAPTER TWO. Convicts -- CHAPTER THREE. Slaves -- CHAPTER FOUR. Prisoners of War -- EPILOGUE. Lovers, Farm Wives, and Tramps -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826811003321 |
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Fabian Ann
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2000 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Voting at the political fault line [[electronic resource] ] : California's experiment with the blanket primary / / edited by Bruce E. Cain and Elisabeth R. Gerber
| Voting at the political fault line [[electronic resource] ] : California's experiment with the blanket primary / / edited by Bruce E. Cain and Elisabeth R. Gerber |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (386 p.) |
| Disciplina | 324.2794/0154/09049 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CainBruce E
GerberElisabeth R. <1964-> |
| Soggetto topico | Primaries - California |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american history
american politics california history california elections electoral college government political party political primaries political science political politics presidential primary primary elections united states history us history voter voting west coast western states western united states |
| ISBN |
9786612762468
1-282-76246-X 0-520-93577-2 1-59734-983-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- TABLES -- FIGURES -- 1. California's Blanket Primary Experiment -- 2. Crossover Voting before the Blanket: Primaries versus Parties in California History -- 3. Political Reform via the Initiative Process: What Voters Think about When They Change the Rules -- 4. Context and Setting: The Mood of the California Electorate -- 5. The Causes and Consequences of Crossover Voting in the 1998 California Elections -- 6. Should I Stay or Should I Go? Sincere and Strategic Crossover Voting in California Assembly Races -- 7. Peeking Under the Blanket: A Direct Look at Crossover Voting in the 1998 Primary -- 8. Crossing Over When It Counts: How the Motives of Voters in Blanket Primaries Are Revealed by Their Actions in General Elections -- 9. Candidates, Donors, and Voters in California's Blanket Primary Elections -- 10. Strategic Voting and Candidate Policy Positions -- 11. Openness Begets Opportunity: Minor Parties and California's Blanket Primary -- 12. Thinner Ranks: Women as Candidates and California's Blanket Primary -- 13. Targets of Opportunity: California's Blanket Primary and the Political Representation of Latinos -- 14. Candidate Strategy, Voter Response, and Party Cohesion -- 15. The Blanket Primary in the Courts: The Precedent and Implications of California Democratic Party v. Jones -- 16. Strategies and Rules: Lessons from the 2000 Presidential Primary -- 17. Conclusion -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910449699003321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Water and American government : the Reclamation Bureau, national water policy, and the West, 1902-1935 / / Donald J. Pisani
| Water and American government : the Reclamation Bureau, national water policy, and the West, 1902-1935 / / Donald J. Pisani |
| Autore | Pisani Donald J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 394 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 333.91/15/0978 |
| Soggetto topico |
Reclamation of land - West (U.S.) - History - 20th century
Water-supply - Government policy - West (U.S.) - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto non controllato |
1930s
agriculture american west arable land arizona boulder dam bureau of indian affairs bureau of reclamation california carey act drought ecology family farms farming communities farming frontier government programs irrigation projects land development land management native americans nature nonfiction pima politics public works rupert idaho rural social program teddy roosevelt the new deal twin falls urban america us history water policy water rights water use water western history yakima |
| ISBN |
0-520-92758-3
9786612356636 1-282-35663-1 1-59734-989-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Saving lost lives : irrigation and the ideology of homemaking -- The perils of public works : Federal reclamation, 1902-1909 -- Case studies in irrigation and community : Twin Falls and Rupert -- An administrative morass : Federal reclamation, 1909-1917 -- Boom, bust and boom : Federal reclamation, 1917-1935 -- Uneasy allies : the Reclamation Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs -- Case studies in water and power : the Yakima and the Pima -- Wiring the new West : the strange career of public power -- Gateway to the hydraulic age : water politics, 1920-1935 -- Conclusion : retrospect and significance. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780377203321 |
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Pisani Donald J
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| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2002 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Water and American government : the Reclamation Bureau, national water policy, and the West, 1902-1935 / / Donald J. Pisani
| Water and American government : the Reclamation Bureau, national water policy, and the West, 1902-1935 / / Donald J. Pisani |
| Autore | Pisani Donald J |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 394 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 333.91/15/0978 |
| Soggetto topico |
Reclamation of land - West (U.S.) - History - 20th century
Water-supply - Government policy - West (U.S.) - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto non controllato |
1930s
agriculture american west arable land arizona boulder dam bureau of indian affairs bureau of reclamation california carey act drought ecology family farms farming communities farming frontier government programs irrigation projects land development land management native americans nature nonfiction pima politics public works rupert idaho rural social program teddy roosevelt the new deal twin falls urban america us history water policy water rights water use water western history yakima |
| ISBN |
0-520-92758-3
9786612356636 1-282-35663-1 1-59734-989-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Saving lost lives : irrigation and the ideology of homemaking -- The perils of public works : Federal reclamation, 1902-1909 -- Case studies in irrigation and community : Twin Falls and Rupert -- An administrative morass : Federal reclamation, 1909-1917 -- Boom, bust and boom : Federal reclamation, 1917-1935 -- Uneasy allies : the Reclamation Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs -- Case studies in water and power : the Yakima and the Pima -- Wiring the new West : the strange career of public power -- Gateway to the hydraulic age : water politics, 1920-1935 -- Conclusion : retrospect and significance. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821451203321 |
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Pisani Donald J
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| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2002 | ||
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