American dreaming : immigrant life on the margins
(Book)

Book Cover
Average Rating
Author
Mahler, Sarah J., 1959-
Status
On Shelf
General Shelving - 3rd Floor
HN90.M26 M34 1995
1 available

Description

Loading Description...

Also in this Series

Checking series information...

Copies

LocationCall NumberStatus
General Shelving - 3rd FloorHN90.M26 M34 1995On Shelf

More Like This

Loading more titles like this title...

Links

Table of contents
Table of contents
Publisher description
Table of contents
Publisher description

Subjects

LC Subjects
Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects.
Immigrants -- United States -- Social conditions.
Immigrants -- United States.
Marginality, Social -- United States.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects
Immigrants
Immigrants -- Social conditions
Marginality, Social
United States
Other Subjects
71.68 socially handicapped.
Einwanderer
Einwanderer.
Emigration and immigration -- New York (State) -- New York -- Long Island.
Emigration and immigration -- United States.
Immigranten.
Immigrés -- États-Unis.
Marginaliteit.
Marginality, Social -- United States.
Marginalität
Marginalität.
Marginalité -- États-Unis.
USA
USA.
Émigration et immigration -- Aspect social.
États-Unis -- Relations interethniques.

More Details

Format
Book
Physical Desc
xiv, 268 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English

Notes

Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-253) and index.
Description
American Dreaming chronicles in rich detail the struggles of immigrants who have fled troubled homelands in search of a better life in the United States, only to be marginalized by the society that they hoped would embrace them. Sarah Mahler draws from her experiences living among undocumented Salvadoran and South American immigrants in a Long Island suburb of Manhattan. In moving interviews they describe their disillusionment with life in the United States but blame themselves individually or as a whole for their lack of economic success and not the greater society. As she explores the reasons behind this outlook, the author argues that marginalization fosters antagonism within ethnic groups while undermining the ethnic solidarity emphasized by many scholars of immigration.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Current Copyright Fee: GBP51.60,0.,Uk
Local note
SACFinal081324

Published Reviews

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Mahler, S. J. (1995). American dreaming: immigrant life on the margins . Princeton University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Mahler, Sarah J., 1959-. 1995. American Dreaming: Immigrant Life On the Margins. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Mahler, Sarah J., 1959-. American Dreaming: Immigrant Life On the Margins Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1995.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Mahler, S. J. (1995). American dreaming: immigrant life on the margins. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Mahler, Sarah J. American Dreaming: Immigrant Life On the Margins Princeton University Press, 1995.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

Staff View

Loading Staff View.