| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 721 pages). |
| Series |
Harvard University Press reference library |
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Harvard University Press reference library.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Immigration in global historical perspective / Reed Ueda -- Immigration control policy : law and implementation / Aristide R. Zolberg -- Citizenship and nationality policy / Peter H. Schuck -- Refugees / David W. Haines -- Unauthorized migration / Frank D. Bean and B. Lindsay Lowell -- Settlement patterns in metropolitan America / John R. Logan -- Ethnic and racial identity / Herbert J. Gans -- Intermarriage and multiple identities / Joel Perlmann and Mary C. Waters -- Assimilation / Richard Alba and Victor Nee -- Transforming foreigners into Americans / Roger Waldinger -- Transnationalism / Ewa Morawska -- Pluralism and group relations / Jennifer L. Hochschild -- Immigrants and the economy / Neeraj Kaushal, Cordelia W. Reimers, and David M. Reimers -- Ethnic politics / Michael Jones-Correa -- Ethnic media / K. Viswanath and Karen Ka-man Lee -- Religion / Diana L. Eck -- Language / David Lopez and Vanesa Estrada -- Education / Carola Sudrez-Orozco and Marcelo Sudrez-Orozvo -- Gender and family / Patricia R. Pessar -- The second generation / Nancy Foner and Philip Kasinitz -- Africa : west / Marilyn Halter -- Africa : east / Abdi Kusow -- Africa : South Africa and Zimbabwe / Helen B. Marrow -- Canada / Donna R. Gabaccia -- Central America / Norma Stoltz Chinchilla and Nora Hamilton -- China : People's Republic of China / Xiao-huang Yin -- China : outside the People's Republic of China / Jennifer Holdaway -- Colombia / Luis Eduardo Guarnizo and Marilyn Espitia -- Cuba / Lisandro Perez -- Dominican Republic / Peggy Levitt -- El Salvador / Cecilia Menjivar -- Europe : western / Donna R. Gabaccia -- Europe : central and southeastern / Simone Ispa-Landa -- Haiti / Lisa Konczal and Alex Stepick -- India / Karen Isaksen Leonard -- Iran / Mehdi Bozorgmehr -- Jamaica / Milton Vickerman -- Korea / Pyong Gap Min -- Mexico / Albert M. Camarillo -- Middle East and North Africa / Steven J. Gold and Mehdi Bozorgmehr -- Pacific : Fiji., Tonga, Samoa / Cathy A. Small -- Pacific : Japan, Australia, New Zealand / Nana Oishi -- Philippines / Catherine Ceniza Choy -- Poland / Mary Patrice Erdmans -- Russia / Steven J. Gold -- South America / Helen B. Marrow -- South Asia / Nazli Kibria -- Southeast Asia / Carl L. Bankston III and Danielle Antoinette Hidalgo -- United Kingdom / Wendy D. Roth -- Vietnam / Ruban C. Rumbant -- West Indies / Calvin B. Holder. |
| Summary |
This comprehensive guide, edited and written by an interdisciplinary group of prominent scholars, provides an authoritative account of the most recent surge of immigrants in twenty thematic essays and comprehensive articles on immigration from the thirty most significant nations or regions of origin. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century.
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
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| Added Author |
Waters, Mary C.
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Ueda, Reed.
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Marrow, Helen B.
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| Note |
Available from some providers with title: Credo Reference |
| Other Form: |
New Americans 9780674023574 0674023579 (DLC) 2006048524 (OCoLC)70668872 |
| ISBN |
9780674044937 (ebook) |
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