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The borders of integration : Polish migrants in Germany and the United States, 1870-1924 /

The issues of immigration and integration are at the forefront of contemporary politics. Yet debates over foreign workers and the desirability of their incorporation into European and American societies too often are discussed without a sense of history. McCook's examination questions static as...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McCook, Brian Joseph, 1973-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens : Ohio University Press, ©2011.
Colección:Ohio University Press Polish and Polish-American studies series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Migration and citizenship in a globalizing world
  • Migration and settlement : building Polish communities in the Ruhr and northeastern Pennsylvania
  • The face of mining : the coal industry in the Ruhr and northeastern Pennsylvania
  • Breaking barriers : Polish entry into the mines
  • Becoming mining men : Polish integration within the workforce
  • Divided hearts, divided faith : Poles and the Catholic Church
  • Challenging state and society : the "Polish question" and the rise of Polish ethnic associations
  • War and Polish communities transformed, 1914-24
  • Conclusion: Determining the borders of integration.