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Beyond la Frontera: the History of Mexico-U.S. Migration
edited by Mark Overmyer-Velazquez, fl. 2011 (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2011, originally published 2011), 400 page(s)
Providing a comprehensive and up-to-date historical overview of Mexican migration to the U.S., Beyond la Frontera: The History of Mexico-U.S. Migration examines the transnational and historical impact of migratory trends as they developed in Mexico and the U.S. from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. F...
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edited by Mark Overmyer-Velazquez, fl. 2011 (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2011, originally published 2011), 400 page(s)
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Providing a comprehensive and up-to-date historical overview of Mexican migration to the U.S., Beyond la Frontera: The History of Mexico-U.S. Migration examines the transnational and historical impact of migratory trends as they developed in Mexico and the U.S. from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Featuring essays by leading authors in the field, the book utilizes both a chronological and thematic structure, referencing mutually in...
Providing a comprehensive and up-to-date historical overview of Mexican migration to the U.S., Beyond la Frontera: The History of Mexico-U.S. Migration examines the transnational and historical impact of migratory trends as they developed in Mexico and the U.S. from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Featuring essays by leading authors in the field, the book utilizes both a chronological and thematic structure, referencing mutually influential periods in Mexican and Mexican-American history. Taking into consideration the bi-national historical factors and narrative constructions of Mexican migration, Beyond la Frontera also describes how we may better understand the persistent legislative debates surrounding migrant rights and national sovereignty.
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Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Contributor
Mark Overmyer-Velazquez, fl. 2011
Date Published / Released
2011, 01 July 2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Topic / Theme
Mexico and the United States Border, Migrant life, Immigration and emigration, Crossing borders, Geography, Mexicans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2011 Oxford University Press, Inc.
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Beyond the Border: The German-Jewish Legacy Abroad
written by Steven E. Aschheim, 1942- (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2007), 209 page(s)
The modern German-Jewish experience through the rise of Nazism in 1933 was characterized by an explosion of cultural and intellectual creativity. Yet well after that history has ended, the influence of Weimar German-Jewish intellectuals has become ever greater. Hannah Arendt, Gershom Scholem, Theodor Adorno, Walte...
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written by Steven E. Aschheim, 1942- (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2007), 209 page(s)
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The modern German-Jewish experience through the rise of Nazism in 1933 was characterized by an explosion of cultural and intellectual creativity. Yet well after that history has ended, the influence of Weimar German-Jewish intellectuals has become ever greater. Hannah Arendt, Gershom Scholem, Theodor Adorno, Walter Benjamin, Franz Rosenzweig, and Leo Strauss have become household names and possess a continuing resonance. Beyond the Border seeks...
The modern German-Jewish experience through the rise of Nazism in 1933 was characterized by an explosion of cultural and intellectual creativity. Yet well after that history has ended, the influence of Weimar German-Jewish intellectuals has become ever greater. Hannah Arendt, Gershom Scholem, Theodor Adorno, Walter Benjamin, Franz Rosenzweig, and Leo Strauss have become household names and possess a continuing resonance. Beyond the Border seeks to explain this phenomenon and analyze how the German-Jewish legacy has continuingly permeated wider modes of Western thought and sensibility, and why these émigrés occupy an increasingly iconic place in contemporary society. Steven Aschheim traces the odyssey of a fascinating group of German-speaking Zionists--among them Martin Buber and Hans Kohn--who recognized the moral dilemmas of Jewish settlement in pre-Israel Palestine and sought a binationalist solution to the Arab-Israel conflict. He explores how German-Jewish émigré historians like Fritz Stern and George Mosse created a new kind of cultural history written against the background of their exile from Nazi Germany and in implicit tension with postwar German social historians. And finally, he examines the reasons behind the remarkable contemporary canonization of these Weimar intellectuals--from Arendt to Strauss--within Western academic and cultural life. Beyond the Border is about more than the physical act of departure. It also points to the pioneering ways these émigrés questioned normative cognitive boundaries and have continued to play a vital role in addressing the predicaments that engage and perplex us today.
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Global Issues
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Book
Author / Creator
Steven E. Aschheim, 1942-
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Topic / Theme
Germany and its Borders, Cultural identity, Immigration and emigration, Holocaust, 1939-1945, World War II, 1939-1945, Politics & Policy, Sociology, Germans, Jews, Israelis, Jewish Americans, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2007 by Princeton University Press
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Chinese immigration in its social and economical aspects (b1300390)
written by George Frederick Seward, 1840-1910, in Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature, of University of London. Senate House Library (London, England) (San Francisco, CA, 1881, originally published 1881), 441 page(s)
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written by George Frederick Seward, 1840-1910, in Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature, of University of London. Senate House Library (London, England) (San Francisco, CA, 1881, originally published 1881), 441 page(s)
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
George Frederick Seward, 1840-1910
Date Published / Released
1881
Topic / Theme
China and its Borders, Labor and unions, Economics, Immigration and emigration, History, Chinese, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Material sourced from Senate House Library, University of London. Copyright © The University of London.
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Communication from the secretary of the Treasury: transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of March 8, 1851, the report o...
written by Israel Andrews, in Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature, of University of London. Senate House Library (London, England) (08 March 1851) (District of Columbia, 1853, originally published 1853), 201 page(s)
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written by Israel Andrews, in Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature, of University of London. Senate House Library (London, England) (08 March 1851) (District of Columbia, 1853, originally published 1853), 201 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
08 March 1851, 1851
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
Israel Andrews
Date Published / Released
1853
Topic / Theme
Canada and the United States Border, Fisheries, Natural resources, Cotton, Trade and commerce, Colonization, History, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Material sourced from Senate House Library, University of London. Copyright © The University of London.
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Comparative ethnic and race relations, European Immigration Policy: A Comparative Study
edited by Tomas Hammar, 1928-, in Comparative ethnic and race relations (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2009, originally published 1985), 319 page(s)
This book, first published in 1985, presents a comprehensive analysis of immigration policy in Europe. Six representative countries are looked at in detail: Sweden, Holland, Britain, France, West Germany and Switzerland. All have experienced large-scale postwar immigration and exemplify different policy responses.
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edited by Tomas Hammar, 1928-, in Comparative ethnic and race relations (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2009, originally published 1985), 319 page(s)
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This book, first published in 1985, presents a comprehensive analysis of immigration policy in Europe. Six representative countries are looked at in detail: Sweden, Holland, Britain, France, West Germany and Switzerland. All have experienced large-scale postwar immigration and exemplify different policy responses.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Contributor
Tomas Hammar, 1928-
Date Published / Released
1985, 2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Series
Comparative ethnic and race relations
Topic / Theme
EU and its Borders, Internal and External, Immigration laws, Immigration and emigration, Government policy, Geography, Europeans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985
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Contemporary Issues in the Middle East, Iraqi Migrants in Syria: The Crisis before the Storm
written by Sophia Hoffmann, in Contemporary Issues in the Middle East (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2016, originally published 2016), 244 page(s)
During the decade that preceded Syria’s 2011 uprising and descent into violence, the country was in the midst of another crisis: the mass arrival of Iraqi migrants and a flood of humanitarian aid to handle the refugee emergency. International aid organizations, the media, and diplomats alike praised the Syrian g...
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written by Sophia Hoffmann, in Contemporary Issues in the Middle East (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2016, originally published 2016), 244 page(s)
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During the decade that preceded Syria’s 2011 uprising and descent into violence, the country was in the midst of another crisis: the mass arrival of Iraqi migrants and a flood of humanitarian aid to handle the refugee emergency. International aid organizations, the media, and diplomats alike praised the Syrian government for keeping open borders and providing a safe haven for Iraqis fleeing the violence in Baghdad and Iraq’s southern province...
During the decade that preceded Syria’s 2011 uprising and descent into violence, the country was in the midst of another crisis: the mass arrival of Iraqi migrants and a flood of humanitarian aid to handle the refugee emergency. International aid organizations, the media, and diplomats alike praised the Syrian government for keeping open borders and providing a safe haven for Iraqis fleeing the violence in Baghdad and Iraq’s southern provinces. Only a few analysts looked beneath the surface to understand how the apparent generosity toward refugees squared with the ruthless oppression that characterized the Syrian government. In this volume, Hoffmann offers a richly detailed analysis of this contradiction, shedding light on Syria’s domestic and international politics shortly before the outbreak of war.Drawing on firsthand observations and interviews, Hoffmann provides a nuanced portrait of the conditions of daily life for Iraqis living in Syria. She finds that Syria’s illiberal government does not differentiate between citizen and foreigner, while the liberal politics of international aid organizations do. Based on detailed ethnographic research, Iraqi Migrants in Syria draws a highly original comparison between the Syrian government’s and aid organizations’ approaches to Iraqi migration, throwing into question many widely held assumptions about freedom, and its absence, in authoritarian contexts.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
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Book
Author / Creator
Sophia Hoffmann
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Series
Contemporary Issues in the Middle East
Topic / Theme
Iraq and Syria Border, War, Immigration and emigration, Immigrant populations, Migration, Refugees, Iraq War, 2003-2011, Politics & Policy, Anthropology, Iraqis, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2016 Syracuse University
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The David J. Weber Series in the New Borderlands History, Corazón de Dixie: Mexicanos in the U.S. South since 1910
written by Julie M. Weise, fl. 2015; edited by Benjamin H. Johnson, fl. 2015 and Andrew R. Graybill, fl. 2015, in The David J. Weber Series in the New Borderlands History (Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2015, originally published 2015), 359 page(s)
When Latino migration to the U.S. South became increasingly visible in the 1990s, observers and advocates grasped for ways to analyze 'new' racial dramas in the absence of historical reference points. However, as this book is the first to comprehensively document, Mexicans and Mexican Americans have a long history...
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written by Julie M. Weise, fl. 2015; edited by Benjamin H. Johnson, fl. 2015 and Andrew R. Graybill, fl. 2015, in The David J. Weber Series in the New Borderlands History (Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2015, originally published 2015), 359 page(s)
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When Latino migration to the U.S. South became increasingly visible in the 1990s, observers and advocates grasped for ways to analyze 'new' racial dramas in the absence of historical reference points. However, as this book is the first to comprehensively document, Mexicans and Mexican Americans have a long history of migration to the U.S. South. Corazon de Dixie recounts the untold histories of Mexicanos' migrations to New Orleans, Mississippi, A...
When Latino migration to the U.S. South became increasingly visible in the 1990s, observers and advocates grasped for ways to analyze 'new' racial dramas in the absence of historical reference points. However, as this book is the first to comprehensively document, Mexicans and Mexican Americans have a long history of migration to the U.S. South. Corazon de Dixie recounts the untold histories of Mexicanos' migrations to New Orleans, Mississippi, Arkansas, Georgia, and North Carolina as far back as 1910. It follows Mexicanos into the heart of Dixie, where they navigated the Jim Crow system, cultivated community in the cotton fields, purposefully appealed for help to the Mexican government, shaped the southern conservative imagination in the wake of the civil rights movement, and embraced their own version of suburban living at the turn of the twenty-first century.
Rooted in U.S. and Mexican archival research, oral history interviews, and family photographs, Corazon de Dixie unearths not just the facts of Mexicanos' long-standing presence in the U.S. South but also their own expectations, strategies, and dreams.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Contributor
Benjamin H. Johnson, fl. 2015, Andrew R. Graybill, fl. 2015
Author / Creator
Julie M. Weise, fl. 2015
Date Published / Released
2015, November 2015
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Series
The David J. Weber Series in the New Borderlands History
Topic / Theme
Mexico and the United States Border, Race relations, Social conflict, Immigrant populations, Sociology, History, Mexicans, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2015 by University of North Carolina Press
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Debating Immigration
edited by Carol M. Swain, 1954- (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2007, originally published 2007), 330 page(s)
Debating Immigration presents 18 original essays, written by some of the world's leading experts, which explore the nuances of contemporary immigration and citizenship affecting the United States and Europe. The 2007 volume is organized around the themes of religion and philosophy; law and policy; economics and de...
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edited by Carol M. Swain, 1954- (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2007, originally published 2007), 330 page(s)
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Debating Immigration presents 18 original essays, written by some of the world's leading experts, which explore the nuances of contemporary immigration and citizenship affecting the United States and Europe. The 2007 volume is organized around the themes of religion and philosophy; law and policy; economics and demographics; race and ethnicity; and cosmopolitanism.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Book
Contributor
Carol M. Swain, 1954-
Date Published / Released
2007, April 2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Topic / Theme
EU and its Borders, Internal and External, Mexico and the United States Border, Migrant life, Immigration and emigration, Citizenship, Sociology, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2007 Cambridge University Press
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Draft Responses from Dept. of State re: TX Delegation Reports on Narcotics & Immigration, June 14, 1979
written by United States. Department of State, in General Records of the Department of Commerce, 1898 - 2000 (RG40). Southwest Border Regional Commission Meeting Proceedings, 1978 - 1980 (P 12), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (14 June 1979), Box 1, Background/Issue Papers for Meeting with Mexican Governors , 5 page(s)
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written by United States. Department of State, in General Records of the Department of Commerce, 1898 - 2000 (RG40). Southwest Border Regional Commission Meeting Proceedings, 1978 - 1980 (P 12), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (14 June 1979), Box 1, Background/Issue Papers for Meeting with Mexican Governors , 5 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
14 June 1979, 1979
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
United States. Department of State
Topic / Theme
Mexico and the United States Border, Immigration and emigration, Drug trafficking, Politics & Policy, Mexicans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Draft Texas Position Papers: Visiting Workers from Mexico, Narcotics, Energy
written by William P. Clements, Jr., 1917-2011, in General Records of the Department of Commerce, 1898 - 2000 (RG40). Southwest Border Regional Commission Meeting Proceedings, 1978 - 1980 (P 12), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (1972), Box 1, Background/Issue Papers for Meeting with Mexican Governors , 6 page(s)
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written by William P. Clements, Jr., 1917-2011, in General Records of the Department of Commerce, 1898 - 2000 (RG40). Southwest Border Regional Commission Meeting Proceedings, 1978 - 1980 (P 12), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (1972), Box 1, Background/Issue Papers for Meeting with Mexican Governors , 6 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1972
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
William P. Clements, Jr., 1917-2011
Topic / Theme
Mexico and the United States Border, Immigration and emigration, Law, Economics, Mexicans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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