Cantitate/Preț
Produs

The South Asian Americans: The New Americans

Autor Karen Leonard
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 27 oct 1997 – vârsta până la 17 ani
Immigrants from South Asian countries are among the fastest growing segment of our population. This work, designed for students and interested readers, provides the first in-depth examination of recent South Asian immigrant groups-their history and background, current facts, comparative cultures, and contributions to contemporary American life. Groups discussed include Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Sri Lankans, Nepalis, and Afghans. The topics covered include patterns of immigration, adaption to American life and work, cultural traditions, religious traditions, women's roles, the family, adolescence, and dating and marriage. Controversial questions are examined: Does the American political economy welcome or exploit South Asian immigrants? Are American and South Asian values compatible? Leonard shows how the American social, religious, and cultural landscape looks to these immigrants and the contributions they make to it, and she outlines the experiences and views of the various South Asian groups. Statistics and tables provide information on migration, population, income, and employment. Biographical profiles of noted South Asian Americans, a glossary of terms, and selected maps and photos complete the text.The opening chapter introduces the reader to South Asian history, culture, and politics, material on which the rest of the book draws because of its continuing relevance to South Asians settled in the United States. Leonard provides a fascinating look at the early South Asian immigrant Punjabi Mexican American community whose second and third generations are grappling with the issue of being Mexican, Hindu, and American. A comparative examination of immigrant groups from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Afghanistan illuminates the similarities and differences of their rich cultural and religious traditions, the social fabric of their communities, and how these immigrants have adapted to American life. Leonard looks closely at the diversity of cultural traditions-music, dance, poetry, foods, fashion, yoga, fine arts, entertainment, and literature-and how these traditions have changed in the United States. Keeping the family together is important to these immigrants. Leonard examines family issues, second generation identities, adolescence, making marriages, and wedding traditions. This work provides a wealth of information for students and interested readers to help them understand South Asian immigrant life, culture, and contributions to American life.
Citește tot Restrânge

Din seria The New Americans

Preț: 22709 lei

Preț vechi: 50031 lei
-55% Nou

Puncte Express: 341

Preț estimativ în valută:
4346 4514$ 3610£

Carte tipărită la comandă

Livrare economică 03-17 februarie 25

Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76

Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780313297885
ISBN-10: 0313297886
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Greenwood
Seria The New Americans

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

KAREN ISAKSEN LEONARD is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Irvine, where she specializes in South Asian and Asian American history and culture. She is the author of Making Ethnic Choices: California's Punjabi Mexican Americans (1992) and Social History of an Indian Caste: The Kayasths of Hyderabad (1978).

Cuprins

Series ForewordPrefaceSouth Asian CivilizationsDefinition, Geography, Early HistoryReligion and SocietyMuslim Rule and Mughlai CultureColonialism and Its ImpactIndependence and Nation-BuildingEarly South Asian ImmigrantsEarly Asian ImmigrantsThe Punjabi PioneersFormation of a Biethnic CommunityPunjabi Mexican Family LifeReligion and PoliticsSecond Generation IdentitiesDating and MarriageBeing Mexican, "Hindu," and AmericanThe New South Asian ImmigrantsNew Nations, New ImmigrantsMigration and TransnationalismSocioeconomic ProfilesMen, Women, and WorkPolitical and Social OrganizationsSouth Asian Religions in AmericaEstablishing the ReligionsDebating Religious IssuesLocal and Global Religious TrendsCultural Traditions: Continuity and ChangeMusic, Dance, and PoetryFoods, Fashions, and YogaFine Arts, Entertainment, and LiteratureCultural FusionKeeping the Family TogetherFamily IssuesSecond Generation IssuesAdolescenceMaking MarriagesWeddingsConclusionAppendix I: Migrations StatisticsAppendix II: Census StatisticsAppendix III: Noted South Asian AmericansGlossaryBibliography of Recommended Reading