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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Policing global movement Policing global movement S. Caroline Taylor,Daniel Joseph Torpy,Das, Dilip K. "This book builds on the tradition of previous volumes produced from annual International Police Executive Symposium (IPES) meetings. Three sections highlight the themes of tourism; trafficking; stra… OL16704852W
Inmigración y ciudadanía Inmigración y ciudadanía Jose Martinez de Pison Pison,Joaquin Giro Miranda,Joaquín Giró Miranda,José María Martínez de Pisón Cavero Pocas cuestiones ocupan un lugar tan central en la agenda política de las sociedades democráticas como el fenómeno de la inmigración. Como afirma uno de los autores del libro, la inmigración está pre… OL17852715W
Horrors of history Horrors of history T. Neill Anderson Young Frank, his father, and the families of all the Colorado miners on strike in the Ludlow tent colony are uncertain of their fate when the camp's guards attack during the Ludlow Massacre of 1914. OL17904194W
Trade in strangers Trade in strangers Marianne Sophia Wokeck The story of German and Irish migration to America in the eighteenth century. OL1946015W
A Chinaman's chance A Chinaman's chance Eric Liu "From Tony Hsieh to Amy Chua to Jeremy Lin, Chinese Americans are now arriving at the highest levels of American business, civic life, and culture. But what makes this story of immigrant ascent uniqu… OL19669596W
The newcomers The newcomers Helen Thorpe Follows the lives of twenty-two immigrant teenagers from nations devastated by drought or famine or war, over the course of their first school year in America. The talented and endlessly resourceful … OL19720229W
Colonialism in question Colonialism in question Frederick Cooper Frderick Cooper raises important questions about concepts relevant to a wide range of issues in the social sciences & humanities, including identity, globalization, & modernity. OL19835295W
White backlash White backlash Marisa Abrajano "White Backlash provides an authoritative assessment of how immigration is reshaping the politics of the nation. Using an array of data and analysis, Marisa Abrajano and Zoltan Hajnal show that fears… OL19998427W
Lilli's quest Lilli's quest Lila Perl Germany on the cusp of World War II. Hitler has risen to power, and the Jews are being taken away from their homes in the middle of the night, forced to wear yellow stars, their businesses smashed, t… OL20015072W
Something in Between Something in Between Melissa De La Cruz Jasmine de los Santos has always done what's expected of her. Pretty and popular, she's studied hard, made her Filipino immigrant parents proud and is ready to reap the rewards in the form of a full … OL20037225W
British immigration policy since 1939 British immigration policy since 1939 Ian R. G. Spencer In the space of less than half a century, Britain has shifted from being a virtually all-white society to a multi-racial society with important Asian and black communities. British Immigration Policy… OL3253402W
Tortillas and tomatoes Tortillas and tomatoes Tanya Basok "In Tortillas and Tomatoes Tanya Basok exposes the mechanisms that make Mexican seasonal workers unfree. She shows that workers are unable to refuse employer demands for their labour because of econo… OL3616794W
The wars of French decolonization The wars of French decolonization Anthony Clayton,Anthony Clayton This ambitious survey draws together the two major wars of decolonization fought by France in Indochina and Algeria (as well as the lesser but far from insignificant military operations in Madagascar… OL3938728W
Terra Terra Chico Buarque De Hollanda,Sebastião Salgado,Chico Buarque "Salgado's stunning photographs of Brazil's landless rural population (estimated at nearly five million) includes an impassioned and biting preface by Saramago, three poems by Chico Buarque, and exte… OL520237W
Fear in Bongoland Fear in Bongoland Marc Sommers "This volume, the first full-length study of urban refugees in hiding, tells the story of Burundi refugee youth who escaped from remote camps in central Tanzania to work in one of Africa's fastest-gr… OL8919469W