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Immigrant America : a portrait /

"This revised, updated, and expanded fourth edition of Immigrant America: A Portrait provides readers with a comprehensive and current overview of immigration to the United States in a single volume. Updated with the latest available data, Immigrant America explores the economic, political, spa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Portes, Alejandro, 1944- (Autor), Rumbaut, Rubén G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2014]
Edición:Fourth edition, revised, updated, and expanded.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"This revised, updated, and expanded fourth edition of Immigrant America: A Portrait provides readers with a comprehensive and current overview of immigration to the United States in a single volume. Updated with the latest available data, Immigrant America explores the economic, political, spatial, and linguistic aspects of immigration; the role of religion in the acculturation and social integration of foreign minorities; and the adaptation process for the second generation. This revised edition includes new chapters on theories of migration and on the history of U.S.-bound migration from the late nineteenth century to the present, offering an updated and expanded concluding chapter on immigration and public policy."--Provided by publisher
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xli, 495 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-473) and index.
ISBN:9780520959156
0520959159