McCook, Brian Joseph,  1973- <br/><br/>
The borders of integration  Polish migrants in Germany and the United States, 1870-1924 /  [electronic resource] : 
Brian McCook. 
 - Athens :  Ohio University Press,  c2011. 
 - xviii, 270 p. :  ill., maps. 
 - Ohio University Press Polish and Polish-American studies series .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: Migration and citizenship in a globalizing world -- Migration and settlement : building Polish communities in the Ruhr and northeastern Pennsylvania -- The face of mining : the coal industry in the Ruhr and northeastern Pennsylvania -- Breaking barriers : Polish entry into the mines -- Becoming mining men : Polish integration within the workforce -- Divided hearts, divided faith : Poles and the Catholic Church -- Challenging state and society : the "Polish question" and the rise of Polish ethnic associations -- War and Polish communities transformed, 1914-24 -- Conclusion: Determining the borders of integration. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2011. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Polish people--Cultural assimilation--History.--Germany--Ruhr River Valley<br/>Polish Americans--Cultural assimilation--History.--Pennsylvania<br/>Immigrants--History.--Germany--Ruhr River Valley<br/>Immigrants--History.--Pennsylvania<br/>Coal miners--History.--Germany--Ruhr River Valley<br/>Coal miners--History.--Pennsylvania<br/>Community life--History.--Germany--Ruhr River Valley<br/>Community life--History.--Pennsylvania
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Ruhr River Valley (Germany)--Ethnic relations.<br/>Pennsylvania--Ethnic relations.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DD801.R8  / M35 2011eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>304.8/4355043809034