German professionals in the United States [electronic resource] : a gendered analysis of the migration decision of highly skilled families / Astrid Eich-Krohm.
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TextSeries: New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)Publication details: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2012.Description: vii, 227 pSubject(s): - 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
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- HD8081.G4 E53 2012
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| Ebook | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online | eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.