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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... plantations in Malaya . Few migrated on their own and then looked for work . The so- called " assisted " immigrants ... plantations was very high . On some plantations , half the workers died within a THE OVERSEAS INDIANS 347.
... plantations in Malaya . Few migrated on their own and then looked for work . The so- called " assisted " immigrants ... plantations was very high . On some plantations , half the workers died within a THE OVERSEAS INDIANS 347.
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... plantations tended to be neglected most and longest.334 It was 1929 before even half the Tamil children on the estates were attending school and 1950 before 60 percent were . 335 338 The growth of an immigrant Tamil community in ...
... plantations tended to be neglected most and longest.334 It was 1929 before even half the Tamil children on the estates were attending school and 1950 before 60 percent were . 335 338 The growth of an immigrant Tamil community in ...
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... plantations , but the Indians also grew rice , which they sold to the plantations as food for laborers . By 1911 , the Indians on Fiji also owned more than 10,000 head of cattle , 404 nearly one - third of all cattle in Fiji . An Indian ...
... plantations , but the Indians also grew rice , which they sold to the plantations as food for laborers . By 1911 , the Indians on Fiji also owned more than 10,000 head of cattle , 404 nearly one - third of all cattle in Fiji . An Indian ...
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MIGRATION PATTERNS | 1 |
GERMANS AROUND THE WORLD | 50 |
JAPANESE AROUND THE WORLD | 105 |
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