In a new land : a comparative view of immigration

In a new land a comparative view of immigration

2007 Choice Outstanding Academic Title!According to the 2000 census, more than 10% of U.S. residents were foreign born; together with their American-born children, this group constitutes one fifth of the nation's population. What does this mass immigration mean for America? Leading immigration...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Foner, Nancy, 1945- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press c2005.
New York, NY : [2005]
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Emigration and immigration > Cross-cultural studies.
United States > Emigration and immigration.
Europe > Emigration and immigration.
New York (N.Y.) > Emigration and immigration.
London (England) > Emigration and immigration.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009803297506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The social construction of race in two immigrant eras
  • Immigrants and African Americans
  • Transnationalism old and new
  • Immigrant women and work, then and now
  • Being Black in London and New York : the Caribbean experience
  • Place matters : comparative perspectives on the West Indian migrant experience
  • Gendered transitions : Jamaican women in New York and London
  • How exceptional is New York? : immigration in urban America
  • Immigration past and present : some U.S.-Europe comparisons.

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