American immigration :: a very short introduction /

This title examines the many legal efforts to curb immigration and to define who is and is not an American. It looks at immigration from the perspective of the migrant - farmers and industrial workers, mechanics and domestics, highly trained professionals and small-business owners - who willingly up...

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1. Verfasser: Gerber, David A., 1944-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Schriftenreihe:Very short introductions ; 274.
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Zusammenfassung:This title examines the many legal efforts to curb immigration and to define who is and is not an American. It looks at immigration from the perspective of the migrant - farmers and industrial workers, mechanics and domestics, highly trained professionals and small-business owners - who willingly upped sticks for the promise of a better life. What is the relationship between race and ethnicity in the life of these groups and in the formation of American society?
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiv, 146 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199365623
0199365628
9780199831562
0199831564

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