Cousins and Strangers: Spanish Immigrants in Buenos Aires, 1850-1930

by José C. Moya

Book Overview

More than four million Spaniards came to the Western Hemisphere between the mid-nineteenth century and the Great Depression. Unlike that of most other Europeans, their major destination was Argentina, not the United States. Studies of these immigrants--mostly laborers and peasants--have been scarce in comparison with studies of other groups of smaller size and lesser influence. Presenting original research within a broad comparative framework, Jose...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520215265
• ISBN13: 9780520215269
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 586 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"