Civic hopes and political realities immigrants, community organizations, and political engagement / S. Karthick Ramakrishnan and Irene Bloemraad, editors.
| Other author | Ramakrishnan, S. Karthick (Subramanian Karthick), 1975- |
| Other author | Bloemraad, Irene, 1972- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Russell Sage Foundation, |
| Description | x, 398 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Border and Migration Studies Online (Text) |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The importance of place -- Making organizations count : immigrant civic engagement in California cities / S. Karthick Ramakrishnan and Irene Bloemraad -- Parties, organizations, and political incorporation : immigrants in six U.S. cities / Kristi Andersen -- Organizing for immigrant labor rights : Latino immigrants in San Jose and Houston / Shannon Gleeson -- Inclusion versus exclusion : Caribbeans in Britain and France / Rahsaan Maxwell -- Civic networks and political behavior : Turks in Amsterdam and Berlin / Floris Vermeulen and Maria Berger -- Variations across ethnic groups -- "Communities of practice" for civic and political engagement : Asian Indian and Vietnamese immigrant organizations in a Southwest metropolis / Caroline B. Brettell and Deborah Reed-Danahay -- Highly skilled but unwelcome in politics : Asian Indians and Chinese in a New Jersey suburb / Sofya Aptekar -- Selective service : Indians, Poles, and Mexicans in Chicago / Laurencio Sanguino -- Variations by organization type -- Protestant churches and conservative politics : Latinos and Asians in the United States / Janelle Wong, Kathy Rim, and Haven Perez -- Immigrants at work : labor unions and noncitizen members / Rebecca Hamlin -- Nonprofit organizations : agents of immigrant political incorporation in urban America / Els de Graauw -- Civic engagement across borders : Mexicans in Southern California / Celia Viramontes. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2008002144 |
| ISBN | 9780871547019 |
| ISBN | 0871547015 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |