Economic and political integration in immigrant neighborhoods : trajectories of virtuous and vicious cycles / Lauretta Conklin Frederking.

Author/creator Frederking, Lauretta Conklin, 1969-
Format Book
Publication InfoSelinsgrove : Susquehanna University Press, ©2007.
Description219 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subjects
South Asians--England. --London. --Economic conditions.
South Asians--Illinois. --Chicago. --Economic conditions.
Immigrants--England. --London. --History. --20th century.
Immigrants--Illinois. --Chicago. --History. --20th century.
Panjabis (South Asian people)--England. --London. --Economic conditions.
Gujaratis (Indic people)--Illinois. --Chicago. --Economic conditions.
London (England)--Ethnic relations.
Chicago (Ill.)--Ethnic relations.

Contents The puzzle -- The argument -- Reframing culture, path dependency, and immigration -- Group organization and economic strategies -- Group organization and integration -- Community characteristics and country of origin -- Laws, policies, and patterns of transition -- Gujaratis and Punjabis in Chicago, U.S.A. -- Conclusion -- Cultural assimilation or multicultural integration?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 207-216) and index.
LCCN 2006031224
ISBN9781575911113 (alk. paper)
ISBN1575911116 (alk. paper)

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