Arab and Jewish Immigrants in Latin America

Images and Realities
Erscheinungsjahr 1998
ISBN: 978-0-7146-4450-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 278 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 356 g

This collection of essays addresses various aspects of Arab and Jewish immigration and acculturation in Latin America. The volume examines how the Latin American elites who were keen to change their countries' ethnic mix felt threatened by the arrival of Arabs and Jews.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Klich, Ignacio

Lesser, Jeffrey

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Arab-Jewish Coexistence in the First Half of 1900s’ Argentina, Ignacio Klich; Chapter 2 ‘Jews are Turks Who Sell on Credit’, Jeffrey Lesser; Chapter 3 Arabs and Jews in the Development of the Colombian Caribbean 1850–1950, Louise Fawcett, Eduardo Posada-Carbo; Chapter 4 Between Privilege and Opprobrium, Brenda Gayle Plummer; Chapter 5 The Arab-Jewish Economic Presence in San Pedro Sula, the Industrial Capital of Honduras, Darío A. Euraque; Chapter 6 Re-creating Community, Liz Hamui-Halabe; Chapter 7 The Economic and Social Condition of Jewish and Arab Immigrants in Bolivia, 1890–1980, Marc J. Osterweil; Chapter 8 Ethnic History, Nationalism and Transnationalism in Argentine Arab and Jewish Cultures, Michael Humphrey; Chapter 9 The Question of ‘Argentinida?, Estela Valverde; Chapter 10 The Historiography of Jewish Immigration to Argentina, Fabiana Sabina Tolcachier; Chapter 11 The Historiography of Arab Immigration to Argentina, Theresa Alfaro Velcamp;

Über Autor(innen)

Ignacio Klich, Jeffrey Lesser