Argentina Hotels Travel - Cousins and Strangers: Spanish Immigrants in Buenos Aires, 1850-1930
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Manufacturer: University of California Press
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 982.00461
EAN: 9780520215269
ISBN: 0520215265
Label: University of California Press
Manufacturer: University of California Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 586
Publication Date: 1998-03-31
Publisher: University of California Press
Studio: University of California Press
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More than four million Spaniards came to the Western Hemisphere between the mid-nineteenth century and the Great Depression. Unlike that of most other Europeans, their major destination was Argentina, not the United States. Studies of these immigrants--mostly laborers and peasants--have been scarce in comparison with studies of other groups of smaller size and lesser influence. Presenting original research within a broad comparative framework, Jose C. Moya fills a considerable gap in our knowledge of immigration to Argentina, one of the world's primary "settler" societies. Moya moves deftly between micro- and macro-analysis to illuminate the immigration phenomenon. A wealth of primary sources culled from dozens of immigrant associations, national and village archives, and interviews with surviving participants in Argentina and Spain inform his discussion of the origins of Spanish immigration, residence patterns, community formation, labor, and cultural cognitive aspects of the immigration process. In addition, he provides valuable material on other immigrant groups in Argentina and gives a balanced critique of major issues in migration studies.
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Summary: Moya is Brillian!
Comment: I hope that everyone disregards the first reviewer of this book. I am a student at Barnard College of Columbia University, where Jose Moya is a professor. I had the privilege and pleasure of taking a class with Prof. Moya, entitled Latin American Civilization. This book was the main text of the class and what we eventually had to write our paper on. It was an amazing resource and a tremendous asset to the class, and I don't know why the first reviewer stated that the entire book was inaccurate. This is not the case at all; in fact Cousins and Strangers provides an interesting argument for the immigration of Europeans to Buenos Aires, Argentina, in which he states that this huge wave of immigrants to the area in the 19th century was the result of no one phenomenon, but a combination of five major revolutions. There are a lot of excellent charts, maps, and graphs (all primary sources) that Moya uses to get his points across. For anyone interested in the subject, or anyone such as myself taking a class in Latin American Civ or history, this is a wonderful read.
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Summary: An original, thorough, and profound book
Comment: Please disregard the childish review filed from Miami. Historians have justly praised Moya's text as a product of broad and extensive research in Argentina and Spain. Relying on archival research, oral history, and cross-national investigations of families and communities across generations, Cousins and Strangers provides a clear explanation of the factors that shape the immigrant experience in Buenos Aires. There is no better book on the subject. It will influence and inspire future researchers who want to investigate the history of immigrant communities and cultures in the Americas for years to come.
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Summary: Best history book I have ever read!!
Comment: This book is bold in conception, elegant in its execution, imaginative in its methodology. It should be read by anyone interested in the immigrant experience anywhere and in the craft of history in general. Others seem to agree with me. It has won five prestigious awards. Apparently, the taste of readers from Miami is as philistine as their politics.
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Summary: Lousy and borish
Comment: This book is terribly written, full of nonsense, and simply wrong about nearly everything. The author should go to Buenos Aires and see for himself just how far off he was when wrote this strange piece of work.
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