Becoming a citizen : incorporating immigrants and refugees in the United States and Canada / Irene Bloemraad.
By: Bloemraad, Irene.
Material type: BookPublisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2006Description: xv, 369 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0520248988 (cloth : alk. paper); 0520248996 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780520248984; 9780520248991.Subject(s): Citizenship -- United States | Citizenship -- CanadaDDC classification: 323.60973 Online resources: Table of contents only | Publisher description | Contributor biographical information
Contents:
Introduction: the challenge of immigrant political incorporation -- Diverging trajectories of political incorporation -- The social nature of citizenship and participation -- Structured mobilization: the role of government -- The meaning of citizenship -- Community organizations and political mobilization -- Learning to lead and winning political office -- Conclusion: multicultural citizenship.
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Non Fiction | BardBerlinLibrary | 323.609 Blo 2006 (Browse shelf) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-346) and index.
Introduction: the challenge of immigrant political incorporation -- Diverging trajectories of political incorporation -- The social nature of citizenship and participation -- Structured mobilization: the role of government -- The meaning of citizenship -- Community organizations and political mobilization -- Learning to lead and winning political office -- Conclusion: multicultural citizenship.
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