Ethnic Amsterdam: Immigrants And Urban Change In The Twentieth Century (amsterdam University Press - Solidarity And Identity)
by Jan Rath /
2010 / English / PDF
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For years people from all parts of the world have gravitated to
the city of Amsterdam and, like elsewhere, their fate has been
shaped by the economic, sociopolitical, and cultural
environments of their new homes. But the essays in
For years people from all parts of the world have gravitated to
the city of Amsterdam and, like elsewhere, their fate has been
shaped by the economic, sociopolitical, and cultural
environments of their new homes. But the essays inEthnic
Amsterdam
Ethnic
Amsterdam argue that this exchange occurs both ways: while
immigrants are changed by the customs, opportunities, and
constraints of their new host country, they are at the same
time leaving their ineradicable mark on the cities in which
they settle. This fascinating volume explores how immigrants—in
bringing with them religion, sports, language, food, and other
aspects of their native countries—have transformed Amsterdam
into a cosmopolitan city.
argue that this exchange occurs both ways: while
immigrants are changed by the customs, opportunities, and
constraints of their new host country, they are at the same
time leaving their ineradicable mark on the cities in which
they settle. This fascinating volume explores how immigrants—in
bringing with them religion, sports, language, food, and other
aspects of their native countries—have transformed Amsterdam
into a cosmopolitan city.
