Migrations And Cultures: A World ViewBasic Books, 1996 M03 21 - 528 páginas Most commentators look at the issue of immigration from the viewpoint of immediate politics. In doing so, they focus on only a piece of the issue and lose touch with the larger picture. Now Thomas Sowell offers a sweeping historical and global look at a large number of migrations over a long period of time. Migrations and Cultures: shows the persistence of cultural traits, in particular racial and ethnic groups, and the role these groups' relocations play in redistributing skills, knowledge, and other forms of “human capital.” answers the question: What are the effects of disseminating the patterns of the particular set of skills, attitudes, and lifestyles each ethnic group has carried forth—both for the immigrants and for the host countries, in social as well as economic terms? |
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... became an early focal point of German culture in Amer- ica , distributing both German - language literature and new German immigrants to western Pennsylvania . The community became known for its hard - working people , its woven goods ...
... became an early focal point of German culture in Amer- ica , distributing both German - language literature and new German immigrants to western Pennsylvania . The community became known for its hard - working people , its woven goods ...
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... became increasingly resented , as they advanced to small farming and small business enter- prise . Soon they were ... became owners or managers of either farms or businesses before World War II.75 The largest number became farmers ...
... became increasingly resented , as they advanced to small farming and small business enter- prise . Soon they were ... became owners or managers of either farms or businesses before World War II.75 The largest number became farmers ...
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... became predominant among the immigrants from Italy and remained so as the immigrant tide swelled in the twentieth century . 161 A predominantly agricultural people in Italy , the immigrants became predominately urban in the United ...
... became predominant among the immigrants from Italy and remained so as the immigrant tide swelled in the twentieth century . 161 A predominantly agricultural people in Italy , the immigrants became predominately urban in the United ...
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MIGRATION PATTERNS | 1 |
GERMANS AROUND THE WORLD | 50 |
JAPANESE AROUND THE WORLD | 105 |
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