This text introduces students to the main groups of refugees in America. Divided into political, sociological, anthropological, and historical approaches, the book discusses the peoples themselves as well as their impact on American society. Refugees are a special category of people who are admitted to this country for humanitarian reasons, have suffered greatly before getting here, and are resettled through an impressive combination of public and private resources. This book traces each group through the process and assesses their future prospects.
This text introduces students to the main groups of refugees in America. Divided into political, sociological, anthropological, and historical approaches, the book discusses the peoples themselves as well as their impact on American society. Refugees are a special category of people who are admitted to this country for humanitarian reasons, have suffered greatly before getting here, and are resettled through an impressive combination of public and private resources. This book traces each group through the process and assesses their future prospects.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Die Herstellerinformationen sind derzeit nicht verfügbar.
Autorenporträt
David W. Haines, who has a PhD in social anthropology, has taught at the undergraduate and graduate level and has served as a research and policy analyst for the federal refugee program. He is the editor of Refugees in the United States (Greenwood, 1985), Refugees as Immigrants: Cambodians, Laotians, and Vietnamese in America (1989) and Refugees in America in the 1990s (Greenwood, 1996). He is currently a senior manager in state government and an advisory board member to the refugee and immigration services program of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction by David W. Haines Political Perspectives Cubans by Joseph Coleman Vietnamese by Nguyen Manh Hung and David W. Haines Sociological Perspectives Soviet Jews by Steven J. Gold Iranians by Mehdi Bozorgmehr Anthropological Perspectives Lao by Pamela A. DeVoe Afghans by Juliene G. Lipson and Patricia A. Omidian Hmong by Timothy Dunnigan, Douglas P. Olney, Miles A. McNall, and Marline A. Spring Khmer by Carol A. Mortland Historical Perspectives Eastern Europeans by Elzbieta M. Gozdziak Chinese-Vietnamese by John K. Whitmore Haitians by Frederick J. Conway and Susan Buchanan Stafford Eritreans and Ethiopians by Tekle Woldemikael Index
Introduction by David W. Haines Political Perspectives Cubans by Joseph Coleman Vietnamese by Nguyen Manh Hung and David W. Haines Sociological Perspectives Soviet Jews by Steven J. Gold Iranians by Mehdi Bozorgmehr Anthropological Perspectives Lao by Pamela A. DeVoe Afghans by Juliene G. Lipson and Patricia A. Omidian Hmong by Timothy Dunnigan, Douglas P. Olney, Miles A. McNall, and Marline A. Spring Khmer by Carol A. Mortland Historical Perspectives Eastern Europeans by Elzbieta M. Gozdziak Chinese-Vietnamese by John K. Whitmore Haitians by Frederick J. Conway and Susan Buchanan Stafford Eritreans and Ethiopians by Tekle Woldemikael Index
Es gelten unsere Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen: www.buecher.de/agb
Impressum
www.buecher.de ist ein Internetauftritt der buecher.de internetstores GmbH
Geschäftsführung: Monica Sawhney | Roland Kölbl | Günter Hilger
Sitz der Gesellschaft: Batheyer Straße 115 - 117, 58099 Hagen
Postanschrift: Bürgermeister-Wegele-Str. 12, 86167 Augsburg
Amtsgericht Hagen HRB 13257
Steuernummer: 321/5800/1497
USt-IdNr: DE450055826