Restless nation starting over in America / [electronic resource] :
James M. Jasper.
- University of Chicago Press, 2000.
- 1 online resource (xiv, 295 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-275) and index.
The land of the dream. -- The most likely to succeed. -- New places, names, selves. -- Boom land. -- The great lottery. -- An alien power. -- The culture of flight. -- Fleeing the nest. -- Conclusion: Are Americans ready to settle down?
In Restless Nation, James M. Jasper isolates a narrative that lies very close to the core of the American character. From colonial times to the present day, Americans have always had a deep-rooted belief in the "fresh start"--A belief that still has Americans moving from place to place faster than the citizens of any other nation.
Migration, Internal--United States. History. Migration intérieure--États-Unis. SOCIAL SCIENCE--Emigration & Immigration. Binnenlandse migratie. Immigratie. Nationale identiteit. Migration. Einwanderung.
United States--Emigration and immigration. États-Unis--Émigration et immigration. USA.