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Welsh Americans : a history of assimilation in the coalfields /

Between the Civil War and World War I the United States underwent the most rapid economic expansion in history. At the same time, the country experienced unparalleled rates of immigration. In The Rise of Multicultural America, Susan Mizruchi examines the convergence of these two extraordinary develo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lewis, Ronald L., 1940-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Emigration, immigration
  • Superintendents, networks, and Welsh settlement patterns
  • Community, republicanism, and social mobility
  • Welsh American cultural institutions
  • Professional inspectors for a disaster-prone industry
  • Ethnic conflict : the Welsh and Irish in anthracite country
  • The Slav "invasion" and the Welsh "exodus"
  • Welsh American union leadership
  • From Nantymoel to Hollywood : the incredible journey of Mary Thomas
  • Epilogue: Americanization and Welsh identity.