Cousins and strangers : Spanish immigrants in Buenos Aires, 1850-1930 / Jose C. Moya.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moya, Jose C., 1952-

Contributor:

American Council of Learned Societies.

Series:

ACLS Fellows' publications.

ACLS Humanities E-Book.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spaniards--Argentina--Buenos Aires--History.

Spaniards.

Immigrants--Argentina--Buenos Aires--History.

Immigrants.

Spaniards--Cultural assimilation--Argentina--Buenos Aires.

Social adjustment--Argentina--Buenos Aires.

Social adjustment.

Spain--Emigration and immigration--History.

Spain.

Argentina--Emigration and immigration--History.

Argentina.

Buenos Aires (Argentina)--Ethnic relations.

Buenos Aires (Argentina).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 567 p. ) ill., charts, maps ;

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c1998.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

List of Tables

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part 1: Migration

1. Five Global Revolutions: The Macrostructural Dimensions of Emigration in Spain

2. Argentina Becomes a Country of Immigrants

3. Weaving the Net: Microsocial Dimensions of Spanish Emigration to Argentina

Part 2: Adaptation in the New Land

4. Settling in the City

5. Making a Living and "Making America"

6. Institutional and Social Life

7. Cousins and Strangers

Conclusion

Appendix

Notes

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-542) and index.

ISBN:

9780520921535

0520921534

9780585079134

0585079137

Publisher Number:

2027/heb31623 hdl