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West Indian immigrants : a black success story? /
"West Indian Immigrants draws on four decades of national census data, surveys of Caribbean emigrants around the world, and historical records dating back to the emergence of the slave trade. Suzanne Model debunks the notion that growing up in an all-black society is an advantage by showing tha...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Russell Sage Foundation,
©2008.
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"West Indian Immigrants draws on four decades of national census data, surveys of Caribbean emigrants around the world, and historical records dating back to the emergence of the slave trade. Suzanne Model debunks the notion that growing up in an all-black society is an advantage by showing that immigrants from racially homogeneous and racially heterogeneous areas have identical economic outcomes. Weighing the evidence for white American favoritism, Model compares West Indian immigrants in New York, Toronto, London, and Amsterdam, and finds that, despite variation in the labor markets and ethnic composition of these cities, Caribbean immigrants in these four cities attain similar levels of economic success." "West Indian Immigrants is a sweeping historical narrative and definitive empirical analysis that promises to change the way we think about what it means to be a black American. Ultimately, Model shows that West Indians aren't a black success story at all - rather, they are an immigrant success story."--Jacket |
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xv, 235 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-224) and index. |
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9780871546319 0871546310 9780871546753 0871546752 |