02759nam a2200469 a 4500 ebr10469443 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 101207s2011 ohuab sb s001 0 eng d 2010050771 9780821419250 (hardcover : acid-free paper) 9780821419267 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 9780821443514 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)728663358 e-pl--- e-gx--- n-us-pa DD801.R8 M35 2011eb 304.8/4355043809034 22 McCook, Brian Joseph, 1973- The borders of integration [electronic resource] : Polish migrants in Germany and the United States, 1870-1924 / Brian McCook. Athens : Ohio University Press, c2011. xviii, 270 p. : ill., maps. Ohio University Press Polish and Polish-American studies series Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: Migration and citizenship in a globalizing world -- Migration and settlement : building Polish communities in the Ruhr and northeastern Pennsylvania -- The face of mining : the coal industry in the Ruhr and northeastern Pennsylvania -- Breaking barriers : Polish entry into the mines -- Becoming mining men : Polish integration within the workforce -- Divided hearts, divided faith : Poles and the Catholic Church -- Challenging state and society : the "Polish question" and the rise of Polish ethnic associations -- War and Polish communities transformed, 1914-24 -- Conclusion: Determining the borders of integration. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Polish people Cultural assimilation Germany Ruhr River Valley History. Polish Americans Cultural assimilation Pennsylvania History. Immigrants Germany Ruhr River Valley History. Immigrants Pennsylvania History. Coal miners Germany Ruhr River Valley History. Coal miners Pennsylvania History. Community life Germany Ruhr River Valley History. Community life Pennsylvania History. Ruhr River Valley (Germany) Ethnic relations. Pennsylvania Ethnic relations. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. Ohio University Press Polish and Polish-American studies series. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10469443 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 114806 114806