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Author Vitiello, Domenic, author.
Title The sanctuary city : immigrant, refugee, and receiving communities in postindustrial Philadelphia / Domenic Vitiello.
OCLC on1303567882
ISBN 9781501764714 (epub)
1501764713
9781501764707 (pdf)
1501764705
9781501764691 (hardcover)
9781501764806 (paperback)
Publisher Ithaca : Cornell University Press, [2022]
Description 1 online resource
LC Subject heading/s Refuge (Humanitarian assistance) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Sanctuary movement -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Refugees -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Social conditions.
Immigrants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Social conditions.
Political refugees -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Social conditions.
Noncitizens -- Government policy -- United States.
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
Other
Genre heading/s		 Electronic books
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.
Source of Description Description based on print version record.
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.
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