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Almost Home: A Brazilian American's Reflections on Faith, Culture, and Immigration
H. B. Cavalcanti
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Description for Almost Home: A Brazilian American's Reflections on Faith, Culture, and Immigration
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
In Almost Home, H. B. Cavalcanti, a Brazilian-born scholar who has spent three decades working and living in the United States, reflects on his life as an immigrant and places his story within the context of the larger history of immigration. Due to both his family background and the prevalence of U.S. media in Latin America, Cavalcanti already felt immersed in U.S. culture before arriving in Kentucky in 1981 to complete graduate studies. At that time, opportunities for advancement in the United States exceeded those in Brazil, and in an era of military dictatorships throughout much of Latin America, ... Read more
In Almost Home, H. B. Cavalcanti, a Brazilian-born scholar who has spent three decades working and living in the United States, reflects on his life as an immigrant and places his story within the context of the larger history of immigration. Due to both his family background and the prevalence of U.S. media in Latin America, Cavalcanti already felt immersed in U.S. culture before arriving in Kentucky in 1981 to complete graduate studies. At that time, opportunities for advancement in the United States exceeded those in Brazil, and in an era of military dictatorships throughout much of Latin America, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299288945
SKU
V9780299288945
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About H. B. Cavalcanti
H. B. Cavalcanti is professor of sociology at James Madison University. He is author of Gloryland: Christian Suburbia, Christian Nation and The United Church of Christ in the Shenandoah Valley: Liberal Church, Traditional Congregations as well as coauthor of Latinos in Dixie: Class and Assimilation in Richmond, Virginia.
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