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

Author/creator Foner, Nancy, 1945-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press,
Descriptionviii, 325 p. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Emigration and immigration--Cross-cultural studies.
United States--Emigration and immigration.
Europe--Emigration and immigration.
New York (N.Y.)--Emigration and immigration.
London (England)--Emigration and immigration.

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 urban America -- Immigration past and present : some U.S.-Europe comparisons.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 267-303) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2005004863
ISBN081472745X (acid-free paper)
ISBN0814727468 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

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