* McCook, Brian Joseph (1973- ).

The borders of integration Polish migrants in Germany and the United States, 1870-1924 / [electronic resource] : Brian McCook. - Athens : Ohio University Press, c2011. - 1 online resource (xviii, 270 p.) : ill., maps. - Ohio University Press Polish and Polish-American studies series . - * Ohio University Press Polish and Polish-American studies series. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-255) and index.

Introduction: Migration and citizenship in a globalizing world -- Migration and settlement : building Polish communities in the Ruhr and northeastern Pennsylvania -- The face of mining : the coal industry in the Ruhr and northeastern Pennsylvania -- Breaking barriers : Polish entry into the mines -- Becoming mining men : Polish integration within the workforce -- Divided hearts, divided faith : Poles and the Catholic Church -- Challenging state and society : the "Polish question" and the rise of Polish ethnic associations -- War and Polish communities transformed, 1914-24 -- Conclusion: Determining the borders of integration.

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