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.