| Description |
xv, 235 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-224) and index. |
| Contents |
Map of the Caribbean -- Acknowledgments: Intellectual Debts and Personal Debts -- 1. Why Study West Indians? -- 2. Documenting the Difference Between West Indians and African Americans -- 3. Three Explanations for the Difference Between West Indians and African Americans -- 4. Testing the Hypothesis of Selectivity -- 5. Testing Cultural Hypotheses -- 6. Testing the White Favoritism Hypothesis -- 7. An Immigrant Success Story. |
| Summary |
"West Indian Immigrants draws on four decades of national census data, surveys of Caribbean emigrants around the world, and historical records dating back to the emergence of the slave trade. Suzanne Model debunks the notion that growing up in an all-black society is an advantage by showing that immigrants from racially homogeneous and racially heterogeneous areas have identical economic outcomes. Weighing the evidence for white American favoritism, Model compares West Indian immigrants in New York, Toronto, London, and Amsterdam, and finds that, despite variation in the labor markets and ethnic composition of these cities, Caribbean immigrants in these four cities attain similar levels of economic success." "West Indian Immigrants is a sweeping historical narrative and definitive empirical analysis that promises to change the way we think about what it means to be a black American. Ultimately, Model shows that West Indians aren't a black success story at all - rather, they are an immigrant success story."--Jacket. |
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West Indian Americans -- Social conditions.
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West Indian Americans -- Economic conditions.
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Black people -- United States -- Social conditions.
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Black people -- United States -- Economic conditions.
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Immigrants -- United States -- Social conditions.
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Immigrants -- United States -- Economic conditions.
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Success -- United States.
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United States -- Race relations.
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Black people -- Economic conditions.
(OCoLC)fst00833904
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Black people -- Social conditions.
(OCoLC)fst00834005
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Immigrants -- Economic conditions.
(OCoLC)fst00967725
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Immigrants -- Social conditions.
(OCoLC)fst00967782
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Race relations. (OCoLC)fst01086509
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Success. (OCoLC)fst01137041
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West Indian Americans -- Social conditions.
(OCoLC)fst01173922
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Model, Suzanne. West Indian immigrants. New York : Russell Sage Foundation, ©2008 (OCoLC)609208355 |
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Online version: Model, Suzanne. West Indian immigrants. New York : Russell Sage Foundation, ©2008 (OCoLC)609309758 |
| ISBN |
9780871546319 |
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0871546310 |
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9780871546753 |
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0871546752 |
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