Author: Harlan Cleveland
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
The Overseas Americans
Author: Harlan Cleveland
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Leaving America
Author: John R. Wennersten
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313345074
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
Today more than ever, large numbers of Americans are leaving the United States. It is estimated that by the end of the decade, some 10 million of the brightest and most talented Americans, representing an estimated $136 billion in wages, will be living and working overseas. This emigration trend contradicts the internalized myth of America as the land of affluence, opportunity, and freedom. What is behind this trend? Wennersten argues that many people these days, from college students to retirees, are uncertain or ambivalent about what it means to be an American. For example, many are uncomfortable with that they believe America has come to represent to the rest of the world. At the same time, globalization and advances in technology have enabled the growth of a telecommuting work force whose members can live in one country and work in another, and this trend, among other factors, has encouraged a new generation of people to respond to the pull of global citizenship. Leaving America is an important reexamination of one of the most central stories in the history of American culture—the story of the immigrant coming to the Promised Land. While millions still come to America and millions more still wish to do so, there is an important counterflow of emigration from America to distant parts of the planet. This book focuses on modern American expatriates as a significant and heretofore largely ignored counterpoint phenomenon every bit as central to understanding modern America as is the image of a nation of immigrants. The greatest irony in America today may well be that while argument and discord prevail in the edifice of American democracy about diversity, economic justice, equality, and the Iraq War, many of the most thoughtful citizens have already left the building.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313345074
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
Today more than ever, large numbers of Americans are leaving the United States. It is estimated that by the end of the decade, some 10 million of the brightest and most talented Americans, representing an estimated $136 billion in wages, will be living and working overseas. This emigration trend contradicts the internalized myth of America as the land of affluence, opportunity, and freedom. What is behind this trend? Wennersten argues that many people these days, from college students to retirees, are uncertain or ambivalent about what it means to be an American. For example, many are uncomfortable with that they believe America has come to represent to the rest of the world. At the same time, globalization and advances in technology have enabled the growth of a telecommuting work force whose members can live in one country and work in another, and this trend, among other factors, has encouraged a new generation of people to respond to the pull of global citizenship. Leaving America is an important reexamination of one of the most central stories in the history of American culture—the story of the immigrant coming to the Promised Land. While millions still come to America and millions more still wish to do so, there is an important counterflow of emigration from America to distant parts of the planet. This book focuses on modern American expatriates as a significant and heretofore largely ignored counterpoint phenomenon every bit as central to understanding modern America as is the image of a nation of immigrants. The greatest irony in America today may well be that while argument and discord prevail in the edifice of American democracy about diversity, economic justice, equality, and the Iraq War, many of the most thoughtful citizens have already left the building.
The American Overseas
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations
Publisher:
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Category : Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Reviews placement of U.S. Foreign Service personnel, foreign opinion of U.S., and general problems faced by official U.S. representatives and private citizens abroad.
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ISBN:
Category : Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Reviews placement of U.S. Foreign Service personnel, foreign opinion of U.S., and general problems faced by official U.S. representatives and private citizens abroad.
So Far and Yet So Near
Author: American Citizens Abroad
Publisher:
ISBN: 9782839901093
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
This collection of 47 stories provides refreshing and sometimes profoundly different perspectives on America, reaffirming the strength and diversity of the nation's character.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9782839901093
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
This collection of 47 stories provides refreshing and sometimes profoundly different perspectives on America, reaffirming the strength and diversity of the nation's character.
Americans Abroad
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on International Operations
Publisher:
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Category : Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Americans from Abroad
Author: John Palmer Gavit
Publisher:
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Category : Immigrants
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Immigrants
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The Overseas Americans
Author: Harlan Cleveland
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
ISBN: 9781013448621
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
ISBN: 9781013448621
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Overseas Americans
Author: Harlan Cleveland, Gerard J. Mangone, John Clarke Adams
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
U.S. Citizens Overseas
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on International Operations
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Abroad and Beyond
Author: Craufurd D. Goodwin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521357425
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Discussing American students studying abroad and the policies of both the home and host countries.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521357425
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Discussing American students studying abroad and the policies of both the home and host countries.