ISBN:
9780814738092
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (337 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version New York and Amsterdam : Immigration and the New Urban Landscape
DDC:
304.82
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Immigration is dramatically changing major cities throughout the world. Nowhere is this more so than in New York City and Amsterdam, which, after decades of large-scale immigration, now have populations that are more than a third foreign-born. These cities have had to deal with the challenge of incorporating hundreds of thousands of immigrants whose cultures, languages, religions, and racial backgrounds differ dramatically from those of many long-established residents. New York and Amsterdam brings together a distinguished and interdisciplinary group of American and Dutch scholars to examine
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: New York and Amsterdam: Immigration and the New Urban Landscape; PART I: HOW HAS THE IMMIGRANT PAST SHAPED THE IMMIGRANT PRESENT IN NEW YORK CITY AND AMSTERDAM?; 1. Immigration History and the Remaking of New York; 2. To Amsterdam: Migrations Past and Present; PART II: WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES THE URBAN ECONOMY MAKE TO IMMIGRANT INCORPORATION?; 3. Immigrants in New York City's Economy: A Portrait in Full Living Color; 4. From Amsterdamned to I Amsterdam: The Amsterdam Economy and Its Impact on the Labor Market Position of Migrants, 1980-2010
Description / Table of Contents:
PART III: IS ISLAM IN AMSTERDAM LIKE RACE IN NEW YORK CITY?5. Nativism, Racism, and Immigration in New York City; 6. Governing through Religion in Amsterdam: The Stigmatization of Ethnic Cultures and the Uses of Islam; PART IV: HOW ARE IMMIGRANTS ENTERING THE PRECINCTS OF POWER IN NEW YORK CITY AND AMSTERDAM?; 7. The Rise of Immigrant Influence in New York City Politics; 8. Immigrant Political Engagement and Incorporation in Amsterdam; PART V: HOW ARE THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS SHAPED BY AND ALSO CHANGING NEW YORK CITY'S AND AMSTERDAM'S CULTURAL LIFE?
Description / Table of Contents:
9. Immigrants, the Arts, and the "Second-Generation Advantage" in New York10. Immigrant Youths' Contribution to Urban Culture in Amsterdam; About the Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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