The Handbook of International Migration: The American Experience

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Summary: A seminal, groundbreaking work of impressive scope.
Review: In The Handbook Of International Migration: The American Experience, professors of sociology Charles Hirschman and Philip Kasinitz collaborate with Social Science Research Council program directory and professor of anthropology Josh DeWind to survey the past thirty years of international migration to the United States from Asia, Latin American, and other parts of the world. Gathered together in this single volume is a comprehensive overview of the state of immigration research in this country based on the very best contemporary scholarship. The dramatic shift in the national background of today's immigrants away from primarily European roots has led to a rethinking of traditional theories of assimilation. The Handbook Of International Migration examines current theories of international migration and focuses on how immigrants are changed after their arrival; then examines the social, economic, and political effects of this surge of new, primarily non-European immigrants on the economic perceptions and realities, racial and ethnic divisions, and international relations of the country today. The Handbook Of International Migration is a seminal, groundbreaking work of impressive scope and scholarship.