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The borders of integration [electronic resource] : Polish migrants in Germany and the United States, 1870-1924 / Brian McCook.

By: McCook, Brian Joseph, 1973-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: Ohio University Press Polish and Polish-American studies series. Publisher: Athens : Ohio University Press, c2011Description: xviii, 270 p. : ill., maps.Subject(s): Polish people -- Cultural assimilation -- Germany -- Ruhr River Valley -- History | Polish Americans -- Cultural assimilation -- Pennsylvania -- History | Immigrants -- Germany -- Ruhr River Valley -- History | Immigrants -- Pennsylvania -- History | Coal miners -- Germany -- Ruhr River Valley -- History | Coal miners -- Pennsylvania -- History | Community life -- Germany -- Ruhr River Valley -- History | Community life -- Pennsylvania -- History | Ruhr River Valley (Germany) -- Ethnic relations | Pennsylvania -- Ethnic relationsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 304.8/4355043809034 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.