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Author:

Foner, Nancy, 1945-

Title:

In a new land : a comparative view of immigration / Nancy Foner.

Publisher:

New York University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2005

Description:

viii, 325 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

United States--Emigration and immigration.
Europe--Emigration and immigration.
New York (N.Y.)--Emigration and immigration.
London (England)--Emigration and immigration.
Emigration and immigration--Cross-cultural studies.
Émigration et immigration--Études transculturelles.
États-Unis--Émigration et immigration.
Europe--Émigration et immigration.
New York (N.Y.)--Émigration et immigration.
Londres (Angleterre)--Émigration et immigration.
Migratie (demografie)
Verenigde Staten.
New York (stad)
Londen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-303) and index.

Contents:

The social construction of race in two immigrant eras -- Immigrants and African Americans -- Transnationalism old and new -- Immigrant women and work, then and now -- Being Black in London and New York : the Caribbean experience -- Place matters : comparative perspectives on the West Indian migrant experience -- Gendered transitions : Jamaican women in New York and London -- How exceptional is New York? : immigration in contemporary urban America -- Immigration past and present : some U.S.-Europe comparisons.

ISBN:

9780814727461 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
0814727468 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
9780814727454 (acid-free paper)
081472745X (acid-free paper)

LCCN:

2005004863

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)