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States that there is little question that the descendants of the new European immigrant groups from Southern, Central, and Eastern Europe have done very well in the United States, reaching levels of achievement far above blacks. This book focuses on the historical origins of the current differences between the groups.

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Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Problem: Black-New European Differences Part I: Structural Background 2. The Initial Conditions 3. Government: Black Participation and Power 4. Government: The New European Groups 5. Legal and Political Issues Part II: Socioeconomic Conditions 6. Education 7. Education in the North 8. Further Analyses of Education in the North 9. Residential Segregation 10. Earning a Living: 1900 11. Occupational Trends Earlier in this Century Part III: Conclusions 12. Conclusions References Index

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: 29/01/1981
      ISBN13: 9780520043626, 978-0520043626
      ISBN10: 0520043626
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      States that there is little question that the descendants of the new European immigrant groups from Southern, Central, and Eastern Europe have done very well in the United States, reaching levels of achievement far above blacks. This book focuses on the historical origins of the current differences between the groups.

      Table of Contents
      Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Problem: Black-New European Differences Part I: Structural Background 2. The Initial Conditions 3. Government: Black Participation and Power 4. Government: The New European Groups 5. Legal and Political Issues Part II: Socioeconomic Conditions 6. Education 7. Education in the North 8. Further Analyses of Education in the North 9. Residential Segregation 10. Earning a Living: 1900 11. Occupational Trends Earlier in this Century Part III: Conclusions 12. Conclusions References Index

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