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Black identities : West Indian immigrant dreams and American realities /

Mary Waters finds that when West Indian immigrants arrive in America, their knowledge of English, their skills and contacts, their self-respect, and their optimistic assessment of American race relations facilitate their integration into the American economic structure. Over time, however, the reali...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Waters, Mary C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge, Mass. : Russell Sage Foundation ; Harvard University Press, 1999.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Mary Waters finds that when West Indian immigrants arrive in America, their knowledge of English, their skills and contacts, their self-respect, and their optimistic assessment of American race relations facilitate their integration into the American economic structure. Over time, however, the realities of American race relations take over.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (413 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674044944
0674044940
0674007247
9780674007246
9780674000674
0674000676