Cousins & Strangers - Spanish Immigrants in Buenos Aires 1850-1930 (Paper)

1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-0-520-21526-9
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, 586 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 794 g

More than four million Spaniards came to the Western Hemisphere between the mid-nineteenth century and the Great Depression. Unlike that of most other Europeans, their major destination was Argentina, not the United States. Studies of these immigrants—mostly laborers and peasants—have been scarce in comparison with studies of other groups of smaller size and lesser influence. Presenting original research within a broad comparative framework, Jose C. Moya fills a considerable gap in our knowledge of immigration to Argentina, one of the world's primary "settler" societies. Moya moves deftly between micro- and macro-analysis to illuminate the immigration phenomenon. A wealth of primary sources culled from dozens of immigrant associations, national and village archives, and interviews with surviving participants in Argentina and Spain inform his discussion of the origins of Spanish immigration, residence patterns, community formation, labor, and cultural cognitive aspects of the immigration process. In addition, he provides valuable material on other immigrant groups in Argentina and gives a balanced critique of major issues in migration studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moya, Jose C.

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik: Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART 1. MIGRATION
1. Five Global Revolutions: The Macrostructural Dimensions of Emigration in Spain
2. Argentina Becomes a Country of Immigrants
3. Weaving the Net: Microsocial Dimensions of Spanish Emigration to Argentina

PART 2. ADAPTATION IN THE NEW LAND
4. Settling in the City
5. Making a Living and "Making America"
6. Institutional and Social Life
7. Cousins and Strangers

Conclusion
Appendix
Notes
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jose C. Moya is Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles.