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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... racial traits , " but are international in scope and geographical in ori- gin . Nor are these patterns necessarily racial characteristics even in the limited sense of characteristics differing from one race to another for non - genetic ...
... racial traits , " but are international in scope and geographical in ori- gin . Nor are these patterns necessarily racial characteristics even in the limited sense of characteristics differing from one race to another for non - genetic ...
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... racial har- mony in Guyana . ” It was destined to last less than five years . As in other countries , racial harmony was turned into racial polarization by politics . The racial " imbalance " in the government jobs became a major point ...
... racial har- mony in Guyana . ” It was destined to last less than five years . As in other countries , racial harmony was turned into racial polarization by politics . The racial " imbalance " in the government jobs became a major point ...
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... racial split , with the Indians largely supporting Jagan and the blacks largely supporting Burnham . As the election of 1957 approached , racial appeals were widely used at the grass roots levels . 232 This resort to racial appeals was ...
... racial split , with the Indians largely supporting Jagan and the blacks largely supporting Burnham . As the election of 1957 approached , racial appeals were widely used at the grass roots levels . 232 This resort to racial appeals was ...
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MIGRATION PATTERNS | 1 |
GERMANS AROUND THE WORLD | 50 |
JAPANESE AROUND THE WORLD | 105 |
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