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Author Moya, Jose C., 1952- author.

Title Cousins and strangers : Spanish immigrants in Buenos Aires, 1850-1930 / Jose C. Moya
Published Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1998

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 567 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series ACLS Fellows' publications
Contents Part 1. Migration. Five global revolutions: the macrostructural dimensions of emigration in Spain -- Argentina becomes a country of immigrants -- Weaving the net: microsocial dimensions of Spanish emigration to Argentina. Part 2. Adaptation in the new land. Settling in the city -- Making a living and "Making America" -- Institutional and social life -- Cousins and strangers -- Conclusion
Summary "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."--Publisher's description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-542) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Spaniards -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- History
Immigrants -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- History
Spaniards -- Cultural assimilation -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires
Social adjustment -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires
HISTORY.
Emigration and immigration
Ethnic relations
Immigrants
Social adjustment
Spaniards
Spaniards -- Cultural assimilation
SUBJECT Spain -- Emigration and immigration -- History
Argentina -- Emigration and immigration -- History
Buenos Aires (Argentina) -- Ethnic relations
Subject Argentina
Argentina -- Buenos Aires
Spain
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780520921535
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0585079137
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