Immigration Research for a New Century: Multidisciplinary Perspectives [Paperback]

Nancy Foner (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2003 | ISBN-10: 0871542617 | ISBN-13: 978-0871542618

The rapid rise in immigration over the past few decades has transformed the American social landscape, while the need to understand its impact on society has led to a burgeoning research literature. Predominantly non-European and of varied cultural, social, and economic backgrounds, the new immigrants present challenges that cannot be wholly met by traditional immigration studies. Immigration Research for a New Century demonstrates how sociology, anthropology, history, political science, economics, and other disciplines intersect to answer questions about today's immigrants. Immigration Research for a New Century examines the complex effects that immigration has had not only on American society but on scholarship itself, and offers the fresh insights of a new generation of immigration researchers.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

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...There are many gems sprinkled among the chapters in this fine volume. -- Charles Hirschman, professor of sociology, University of Washington, Seattle

This new collection offers a first harvest of today's emerging scholarship, assembling authors from a variety of disciplines... -- Roger Waldinger, professor and chair, Department of Sociology, UCLA --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation (September 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0871542617
• ISBN-13: 978-0871542618
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,673,936 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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