The borders of integration
Subtitle: Polish migrants in Germany and the United States, 1870-1924
By: Brian McCook
Series: Ohio University Press Polish and Polish-American studies series
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Athens
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780821419250; 9780821419267; 9780821443514
Subjects: Polish Americans; Polish people; Cultural assimilation; Immigrants; Ethnic relations; Community life; Coal miners; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Migration and citizenship in a globalizing world; title: Migration and settlement : building Polish communities in the Ruhr and northeastern Pennsylvania; title: The face of mining : the coal industry in the Ruhr and northeastern Pennsylvania; title: Breaking barriers : Polish entry into the mines; title: Becoming mining men : Polish integration within the workforce; title: Divided hearts, divided faith : Poles and the Catholic Church; title: Challenging state and society : the "Polish question" and the rise of Polish ethnic associations; title: War and Polish communities transformed, 1914-24; title: Conclusion: Determining the borders of integration.