- Description
- 1 online resource (xvi, 292 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- 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"--
- Uniform Title
- Sanctuary city (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Sanctuary city (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Introduction : Sanctuary and the Immigrant City -- Sanctuary in Solidarity : Central Americans and the Sanctuary Movement -- Refugee Resettlement : Southeast Asians and the Resettlement System -- African Diasporas : Liberians and Black America -- Muslim Town : Iraqis, Syrians, and Palestinians in Arab and Muslim America -- New Sanctuary : Mexicans and the New Immigration Movements -- Conclusion : What Do We Owe Each Other?
- LCCN
- 2021051816
- OCLC
- ssj0002692796
- Author
Vitiello, Domenic.
- Title
The sanctuary city [electronic resource] : immigrant, refugee, and receiving communities in postindustrial Philadelphia / Domenic Vitiello.
- Imprint
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2022.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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