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Encyclopedia of American immigration
Title
Encyclopedia of American immigration [electronic resource] / James Ciment, editor.
ISBN
9780765680297 (electronic book)
0765680297 (electronic book)
0765680289 (set : alk. paper)
Published
Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2001.
Physical Description
1 online resource (4 v.) : ill., maps.
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Access is available to the Yale community.
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Summary
Encyclopedia of American Immigration traces the scope and sweep of U.S. immigration from the earliest colonial settlements to the present, focusing on critical issues as well as the groups of people involved. Every major immigrant group and every era are fully documented and examined through detailed analysis of social, legal, political, economic, and demographic factors.
Variant and related titles
Gale virtual reference library.
Other formats
Print version: Encyclopedia of American immigration. Armonk, N.Y. : M.C. Sharpe, c2001
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 26, 2018
Series
Gale virtual reference library
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
Volume 1
Contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1: Immigration history
Section 1: Prehistory to 1800
Section 2: 1800 to 1880s
Section 3: 1880s to 1920
Section 4: 1920 to 1965
Section 5: 1965 to the present
Part II: Immigration issues
Section 1: Causes
Section 2: Processes
Volume 2
Section 3: Demographics
Section 4: Immigrant incorporation and acculturation
Section 5: Law and legislation
Section 6: Politics
Section 7: Economics
Section 8: Labor
Section 9: Health, education, and welfare
Section 10: Culture and society
Volume 3
Section 11: Religion
Section 12: Destinations
Section 13: International perspectives
Part III: Immigrant groups in America
Section 1: Africa
Section 2: The Americas
Section 3: Asia, the Pacific, and the Middle East
Volume 4
Section 4: Europe
Part IV: Immigration documents
Section 1: Legal documents
Section 2: Political platforms, debates, and government reports and rulings
Section 3: Nongovernmental documents.
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