| Edition |
Fourth edition, revised, updated, and expanded. |
| Description |
xli, 495 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-473) and index. |
| Contents |
The three phases of U.S.-bound immigration -- Theoretical overview -- Moving : patterns of immigrant settlement and spatial mobility -- Making it in America : education, occupation, and entrepreneurship -- From immigrants to ethnics : identity, citizenship, and political participation -- Language : diversity and resilience -- Growing up American : the new second generation -- Religion : the enduring presence -- Conclusion : immigration and public policy. |
| Summary |
"This revised, updated, and expanded fourth edition of Immigrant America: A Portrait provides readers with a comprehensive and current overview of immigration to the United States in a single volume. Updated with the latest available data, Immigrant America explores the economic, political, spatial, and linguistic aspects of immigration; the role of religion in the acculturation and social integration of foreign minorities; and the adaptation process for the second generation. This revised edition includes new chapters on theories of migration and on the history of U.S.-bound migration from the late nineteenth century to the present, offering an updated and expanded concluding chapter on immigration and public policy."--Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Immigrants -- United States -- History.
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History.
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Americanization -- History.
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Americanization. (OCoLC)fst00807485
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Emigration and immigration. (OCoLC)fst00908690
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Immigrants. (OCoLC)fst00967712
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Rumbaut, Rubén G., author.
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| ISBN |
9780520274020 (paperback : alkaline paper) |
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0520274024 (paperback : alkaline paper) |
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