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Author

Eich-Krohm, Astrid, 1962-

Title German professionals in the United States [electronic resource] : a gendered analysis of the migration decision of highly skilled families / Astrid Eich-Krohm.

Imprint

El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2012.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	vii, 227 p.
Series	The new Americans : recent immigration and American society
	New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Theoretical context and explanations of highly skilled migration -- Why do they migrate to America -- German professionals working in the United States -- The life of tied migrants -- The migrating family -- The settlers -- Temporary and return migration of highly skilled professionals.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Foreign workers, German -- United States.
	Brain drain -- Germany.
	Professional employees -- United States.
	Professional employees -- Germany.
	Immigrants -- United States -- Social conditions.
	Germany -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects.
	United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9781593324513 (hbk. : alk. paper)
	9781593325978 (electronic bk.)