Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Slovenia written by Leopoldina Plut-Pregelj and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The expanded third edition of the Historical Dictionary of Slovenia covers personalities and events that have made a mark on Slovenia in the more than a decade since the last edition. This includes new entries related to Slovenia’s first 13 years as a member of NATO and the EU, changing diplomatic relations with its neighbors and other global states and institutions, a new crop of politicians who have upended the political status quo, entries related to Slovenia’s worst 21st century recession (2008-2013), nationwide protests against corruption, and many other developments. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Slovenia contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Slovenia.
Download or read book The A to Z of Slovenia written by Leopoldina Plut-Pregelj and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 1,300 years Slovenes had lived in Eastern Europe without having a separate Slovene state, but in December of 1990, they voted for independence, or, put more appropriately, for "disassociation" from Yugoslavia. Unfortunately, Slovenia had to fight for its independence, which it did not fully achieve until 1995 after its bloody disintegration with Yugoslavia was over. Since independence, however, Slovenia has prospered; its economy is far ahead of other former communist states and in 2004 Slovenia acceded to both NATO and the European Union, the only republic of former Yugoslavia to do so. The A to Z of Slovenia covers the history of Slovenia and its struggle to gain independence from communism. This is done through a detailed chronology, an introduction, appendixes, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on some of the more significant persons, places, and events; institutions and organizations; and political, economic, social, cultural, and religious facets.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Race Ethnicity and Society written by Richard T. Schaefer and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2008-03-20 with total page 1753 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This encyclopedia offers a comprehensive look at the roles race and ethnicity play in society and in our daily lives. Over 100 racial and ethnic groups are described, with additional thematic essays offering insight into broad topics that cut across group boundaries and which impact on society.
Download or read book The Fink Sak and Zoran Immigrants and Their Descendants from the Habsburg Empire Austro Hungarian Empire written by Fred W. Billerbeck and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mathias Fink was born 22 February 1850 Jurka Slovenia. His parents were Anton Fink and Maria Turk. He married Marija Hočevar, daughter of Joseph Hočevar and Anna Zorin, in 1871. They had six children. He emigrated in 1855 and settled in Joliet, Illinois. His family joined him later. He died in 1920.
Download or read book Immigration from the Former Yugoslavia written by Nancy Honovich and published by Philadelphia : Mason Crest Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of immigration from the six countries that made up Yugoslavia to the United States and Canada since the 1960s, when immigration laws were changed to permit greater numbers of people to enter these countries.
Download or read book Immigrants in American History 4 volumes written by Elliott Robert Barkan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 3748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This encyclopedia is a unique collection of entries covering the arrival, adaptation, and integration of immigrants into American culture from the 1500s to 2010. Few topics inspire such debate among American citizens as the issue of immigration in the United States. Yet, it is the steady influx of foreigners into America over 400 years that has shaped the social character of the United States, and has favorably positioned this country for globalization. Immigrants in American History: Arrival, Adaptation, and Integration is a chronological study of the migration of various ethnic groups to the United States from 1500 to the present day. This multivolume collection explores dozens of immigrant populations in America and delves into major topical issues affecting different groups across time periods. For example, the first author of the collection profiles African Americans as an example of the effects of involuntary migrations. A cross-disciplinary approach—derived from the contributions of leading scholars in the fields of history, sociology, cultural development, economics, political science, law, and cultural adaptation—introduces a comparative analysis of customs, beliefs, and character among groups, and provides insight into the impact of newcomers on American society and culture.
Download or read book Indianapolis written by M. Teresa Baer and published by Indiana Historical Society. This book was released on 2012 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The booklet opens with the Delaware Indians prior to 1818. White Americans quickly replaced the natives. Germanic people arrived during the mid-nineteenth century. African American indentured servants and free blacks migrated to Indianapolis. After the Civil War, southern blacks poured into the city. Fleeing war and political unrest, thousands of eastern and southern Europeans came to Indianapolis. Anti-immigration laws slowed immigration until World War II. Afterward, the city welcomed students and professionals from Asia and the Middle East and refugees from war-torn countries such as Vietnam and poor countries such as Mexico. Today, immigrants make Indianapolis more diverse and culturally rich than ever before.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of World Cultures North America written by David Levinson and published by G. K. Hall. This book was released on 1991 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A basic reference source to the cultures of the world. Provides descriptions of all the cultures of each region of the world or of a representative sample of cultures for regions where full coverage is impossible, as well as accurate descriptions of cultures of the past.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of American Immigration Paper sons written by Carl Leon Bankston and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains articles that address the diverse demographic, economic, legal, political, and social aspects of immigration in the United States, from the ancestors of Native Americans to the early twenty-first century, with entries arranged alphabetically from "Paper Sons" to "Zadvydas v. Davis"; includes appendixes and indexes.
Download or read book Reports of the Immigration Commission Dictionary of races of peoples written by United States. Immigration Commission (1907-1910) and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Abstracts of reports of the Immigration commision written by United States. Immigration Commission (1907-1910) and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Legacies written by Steven Lubar and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Smithsonian Institution has been America's museum since 1846. What do its vast collections -- from the ruby slippers to a piece of Plymouth Rock, first ladies' gowns to patchwork quilts, a Model T Ford to a customized Ford LTD low rider -- tell Americans about themselves? In this lavishly illustrated guide to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, Steven Lubar and Kathleen M. Kendrick tell the stories behind more than 250 of the museum's treasures, many of them never before photographed for publication. These stories not only reveal what America as a nation has decided to save and why but also speak to changing visions of national identity. As the authors demonstrate, views of history change over time, methods of historical investigation evolve and improve, and America's understanding of the past matures. Shifts in focus and attitude lie at the hearth of Legacies, which is organized around four concepts of what a national museum of history can be: a treasure house, a shrine to the famous, a palace of progress, and a mirror of the nation. Thus, the museum collects cherished or precious objects, houses celebrity memorabilia, documents technological advances, and reflects visitors' own lives. Taking examples from science and technology, politics, decorative arts, military history, ethnic heritage, popular culture and everyday life, the authors provide historical context for the work of the Smithsonian and shed new light on what is important, and who is included, in American history. Throughout its history, Lubar and Kendrick conclude, the museum has played a vital role in both shaping and reflecting America's sense of itself as a nation.
Download or read book Slovene Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book South Slavic Immigration in America written by George J. Prpic and published by Boston : Twayne Publishers. This book was released on 1978 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Abstracts of Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 918 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical and Cultural Perespectives on Slovenian Migrations written by Marjan Drnovšek and published by Založba ZRC. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Znanstvena monografija odraža pestrost teoretičnih in metodoloških pristopov kot časovno in prostorsko širino obravnav. Avtorji obravnavajo odnos države in cerkve do izseljenstva (M. Drnovšek) slovensko izseljevanje intelektualcev v slovanski svet kot atipični pojav (I. Gantar Godina), emigrantsko literaturo in njeno mesto v slovenskem slovstvu in odnos domovine do nje (J. Žitnik), likovno umetnost kot vir za raziskovanje migracijske izkušnje z vidika ohranjanja in spreminjanja identitete (K. Toplak), žensko izseljevanje in njihove vloge pri ohranjanju etnične identitete v priseljenskem okolju (M. Milharčič-Hladnik), vprašanja multikulturalizma v evropskih migracijskih procesih in hkrati kot element razpoznavnosti in identifikacijske drugačnosti v odnosih do priseljenske skupnosti (M. Lukšič Hacin).
Download or read book Dictionary of races of peoples written by United States. Immigration Commission (1907-1910) and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
