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Restless nation : starting over in America / James M. Jasper.
De Gruyter University of Chicago Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jasper, James M., 1957-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Migration, Internal--United States.
- Migration, Internal.
- United States--Emigration and immigration.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 295 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In Restless Nation, James M. Jasper isolates a narrative that lies very close to the core of the American character. From colonial times to the present day, Americans have always had a deep-rooted belief in the "fresh start"-a belief that still has Americans moving from place to place faster than the citizens of any other nation.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- ONE. The Land of the Dream
- TWO. The Most Likely to Succeed
- THREE. New Places, Names, and Selves
- FOUR. Boom Land
- FIVE. The Great Lottery
- SIX. An Alien Power
- SEVEN. The Culture of Flight
- EIGHT. Fleeing the Nest
- CONCLUSION. Are Americans Ready to Settle Down?
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- Notes
- Index
- B Y THE SAME AUTHOR
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-275) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612646331
- 9780226394732
- 0226394735
- 9781282646339
- 1282646338
- OCLC:
- 646068554
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