Leaving America: The New Expatriate Generation

by John R. Wennersten

Book Overview

Today more than ever, large numbers of Americans are leaving the United States. It is estimated that by the end of the decade, some 10 million of the brightest and most talented Americans, representing an estimated $136 billion in wages, will be living and working overseas. This emigration trend contradicts the internalized myth of America as the land of affluence, opportunity, and freedom. What is behind this trend? Wennersten argues that many...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313345066
• ISBN13: 9780313345067
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.4"