Contemporary Ethnic Geographies In America

Ethnic diversity has marked the United States from its inception, and it is impossible to separate ethnicity from an understanding of the United States as a country and "Americans" as a people. Since the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, the United States has experienced watershed transformations in its social, cultural, and ethnic geographies. Considering the impact of these wide-ranging changes, this unique text examines the experiences of a range of ethnic groups in both historical and contemporary context. It begins by laying out a comprehensive conceptual framework that integrates immigration theory; globalization; transnational community formation; and urban, cultural, and economic geography. The contributors then present a rich set of case studies of the key Latin American, Asian American, and Middle Eastern communities comprising the vast majority of newer immigrants. Each case offers a brief historical overview of the group's immigration experience and settlement patterns and discusses its contemporary socioeconomic dynamics. All these communities have transformed--and been transformed by--the places in which they have settled. Exploring these changing communities, places, and landscapes, this book offers a nuanced understanding of the evolution of America's contemporary ethnic geographies. 9781442218550 144221855X 0 Cultural pluralism NOT_MATURE http://books.google.com/books/content?id=R7VYrgEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&source=gbs_api en

• • Author: Christopher A. Airriess
• • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• • Publication Date: Sep 28, 2015
• • Number of Pages: 426 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 144221855X
• • ISBN-13: 9781442218550