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1 online resource |
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text file |
| Summary |
"This book relates the history of Central American, Southeast Asian, Liberian, Arab, and Mexican migration, settlement, and civil society in Philadelphia since the 1970s. It explores the politics of immigration, community relations, and "sanctuary," defined as a wide set of contested protections and assistance at local, national, and transnational scales"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The Sanctuary City -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: Sanctuary and the Immigrant City -- 1. Sanctuary in Solidarity: Central Americans and the Sanctuary Movement -- 2. Refugee Resettlement: Southeast Asians and the Resettlement System -- 3. African Diasporas: Liberians and Black America -- 4. Muslim Town: Iraqis, Syrians, and Palestinians in Arab and Muslim America -- 5. New Sanctuary: Mexicans and the New Immigration Movements -- Conclusion: What Do We Owe Each Other? -- Notes -- Index. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
Refuge (Humanitarian assistance) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
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Refuge (Humanitarian assistance) |
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Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Sanctuary movement -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
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Sanctuary movement. |
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Refugees -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Social conditions.
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Refugees. |
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Social conditions. |
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Immigrants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Social conditions.
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Political refugees -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Social conditions.
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Immigrants. |
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Noncitizens -- Government policy -- United States.
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Political refugees. |
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United States. |
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Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
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Noncitizens -- Government policy. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration. |
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Emigration and immigration -- Government policy. |
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Immigrants -- Social conditions. |
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Political refugees -- Social conditions. |
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Refugees -- Social conditions. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Vitiello, Domenic. Sanctuary city Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022 9781501764691 (DLC) 2021051816 |
| ISBN |
9781501764714 (epub) |
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1501764713 |
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9781501764707 (pdf) |
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1501764705 |
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9781501764691 (hardcover) |
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9781501764806 (paperback) |
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