Second Promised Land : Migration to Alberta and the Transformation of Canadian Society

Explosive economic growth in resource-rich Alberta has led to a stunning increase in its population. In contrast to Ontario and British Columbia, which have grown primarily through international migration, Alberta has become a magnet for internal migrants, contributing to population redistribution within Canada, with significant national social and economic consequences.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Hiller, Harry
Publisher:	Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press
Subject:	Kanada \| Canada \| Internationale Migration \| International migration \| Binnenwanderung \| Internal migration \| Sozialer Wandel \| Social change
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [gbv.de]

Extent:	Online-Ressource (527 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record ""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""
ISBN:	978-0-7735-3517-6 ; 978-0-7735-7687-2 ; 978-0-7735-3517-6
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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