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The racial and ethnic composition of Philadelphia continues to diversify as a new wave of immigrants-largely from Asia and Latin America-reshape the city's demographic landscape. Moreover, in a globalized economy, immigration is the key to a city's survival and competitiveness. The contrib...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Takenaka, Ayumi, Osirim, Mary Johnson
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2010.
Colección:Philadelphia voices, Philadelphia visions.
Temas:
Immigrants > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History.
Minorities > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History.
Immigrants > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Social conditions.
Minorities > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Social conditions.
Community life > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Ethnicity > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Transnationalism.
Minorités > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Conditions sociales.
Communauté > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie.
Ethnicité > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie.
Transnationalisme.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Community life.
Emigration and immigration.
Ethnic relations.
Ethnicity.
Immigrants.
Immigrants > Social conditions.
Minorities.
Minorities > Social conditions.
Social conditions
United States Local History.
Regions & Countries - Americas.
History & Archaeology.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Ethnic relations.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Emigration and immigration.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Social conditions.
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Electronic books.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The racial and ethnic composition of Philadelphia continues to diversify as a new wave of immigrants-largely from Asia and Latin America-reshape the city's demographic landscape. Moreover, in a globalized economy, immigration is the key to a city's survival and competitiveness. The contributors to Global Philadelphia examine how Philadelphia has affected its immigrants' lives, and how these immigrants, in turn, have shaped Philadelphia. Providing a detailed historical, ethnographic, and sociological look at Philadelphia's immigrant communities, this volume examine.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 310 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781439900147
1439900140

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