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
Autor principal: Portes, Alejandro, 1944- (-)
Otros Autores: Rumbaut, Rubén G.
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press [2014]
Edición:4th ed., rev., updated, and expanded
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b34706148*spi
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:xli, 495 p. : il., mapas
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 419-473) e índice.
ISBN:9780520959156