Second Promised Land : Migration to Alberta and the Transformation of Canadian Society.
Hiller, Harry H.
Second Promised Land : Migration to Alberta and the Transformation of Canadian Society. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (527 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Migration to Alberta in Perspective -- 2 The Old West and the New West -- 3 The Two Waves of In-migration -- 4 The Role of Energy Hydrocarbons -- 5 Migration as Voluntaristic Behavior -- 6 The Migrant and the Migration Process -- 7 Migration as Negotiating Place -- 8 The Context of Out-migration -- 9 The Migrant Encounters the Destination -- 10 Social Capital and Adjustment at the Destination -- 11 Women and Migration -- 12 The Internet and Migration -- 13 The Three Island Thesis: Folk Culture and the Myth of Return -- 14 The Effect of Migration on Origin Communities -- 15 Reassessing Migration -- 16 Conclusion -- Appendix: Methodology and Tables -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Exploring the realities behind the "Alberta Advantage" and the redistribution of the Canadian population.
9780773576872
Migration, Internal-Canada.
Alberta-Population.
Electronic books.
HB3530 A333 H652 2009
304.80971
Second Promised Land : Migration to Alberta and the Transformation of Canadian Society. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (527 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Migration to Alberta in Perspective -- 2 The Old West and the New West -- 3 The Two Waves of In-migration -- 4 The Role of Energy Hydrocarbons -- 5 Migration as Voluntaristic Behavior -- 6 The Migrant and the Migration Process -- 7 Migration as Negotiating Place -- 8 The Context of Out-migration -- 9 The Migrant Encounters the Destination -- 10 Social Capital and Adjustment at the Destination -- 11 Women and Migration -- 12 The Internet and Migration -- 13 The Three Island Thesis: Folk Culture and the Myth of Return -- 14 The Effect of Migration on Origin Communities -- 15 Reassessing Migration -- 16 Conclusion -- Appendix: Methodology and Tables -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Exploring the realities behind the "Alberta Advantage" and the redistribution of the Canadian population.
9780773576872
Migration, Internal-Canada.
Alberta-Population.
Electronic books.
HB3530 A333 H652 2009
304.80971