Letters across borders : the epistolary practices of international migrants /

In this collection, the editors seek to address the recent rebirth of interest in immigrant letters. As these letters are increasingly seen as key, rather than incidental, documents in the interpretations of gender, age, social class, and ethnicity/nationality, the scholars gathered here demonstrate...

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Corporate Author: Carleton University. Carleton Centre for the History of Migration
Other Authors: Elliott, Bruce S., Gerber, David A., 1944-, Sinke, Suzanne M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, published in association with the Carleton Centre for the History of Migration, 2006.
Edition:1st ed.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In this collection, the editors seek to address the recent rebirth of interest in immigrant letters. As these letters are increasingly seen as key, rather than incidental, documents in the interpretations of gender, age, social class, and ethnicity/nationality, the scholars gathered here demonstrate a diversity of new approaches to their interpretation.
Item Description:Includes papers presented at the international conference, "Reading the Emigrant Letter: Innovative Approaches and Interpretations," sponsored by the Carleton Centre for the History of Migration and hosted at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, in 2003.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 315 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1403971013
9781403971012
9780230601079 (electronic bk.)
0230601073 (electronic bk.)
1281360821
9781281360823