Chains of Gold by Marcelo Borges

Chains of Gold by Marcelo Borges

Why did migrants from southern Portugal choose Argentina instead of following the traditional path to Brazil? Starting with this question, this book explores how, at the turn of the twentieth century, rural Europeans developed distinctive circuits of transatlantic labor migration linked to diverse immigrant communities in the Americas. It looks at transoceanic moves in the larger context of migration systems, examining their connections and the crucial role of social networks in migrants' geographic mobility and adaptation. Combining regional and local perspectives on both sides of the Atlantic, Chains of Gold provides a vivid account of the trajectories of migrant men and women as they moved from rural Portugal to contrasting places of settlement in the Argentine pampas and Patagonia.

Marcelo J. Borges, Ph.D. (1997) in History, Rutgers University, is Associate Professor of History at Dickinson College. He has published extensively on migration history in the Americas and Europe.

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ISBN 13	9789004176485
ISBN 10	9004176489
Title	Chains of Gold
Author	Marcelo Borges
Series	Studies In Global Social History
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Brill
Year published	2009-06-02
Number of pages	371
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