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The Sanctuary City : Immigrant, Refugee, and Receiving Communities in Postindustrial Philadelphia /

"This book relates the history of Central American, Southeast Asian, Liberian, Arab, and Mexican migration, settlement, and civil society in Philadelphia since the 1970s. It explores the politics of immigration, community relations, and "sanctuary," defined as a wide set of contested...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Vitiello, Domenic (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"This book relates the history of Central American, Southeast Asian, Liberian, Arab, and Mexican migration, settlement, and civil society in Philadelphia since the 1970s. It explores the politics of immigration, community relations, and "sanctuary," defined as a wide set of contested protections and assistance at local, national, and transnational scales"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (312 pages): illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ;
ISBN:9781501764714
Acceso:Open Access