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Index 指数

Islands in the City Pub Date : 2019-12-31 DOI: 10.1525/9780520935808-015

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1. Early-Twentieth-Century Caribbean Women: Migration and Social Networks in New York City 1. 二十世纪早期的加勒比妇女:纽约市的移民和社会网络

Islands in the City Pub Date : 2019-12-31 DOI: 10.1525/9780520935808-003

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Frontmatter 头版头条

Islands in the City Pub Date : 2019-12-31 DOI: 10.1525/9780520935808-fm

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Introduction. West Indian Migration to New York An Overview 介绍。西印度移民到纽约概述

Islands in the City Pub Date : 2019-12-31 DOI: 10.1525/9780520935808-002

N. Foner

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Acknowledgments 致谢

Islands in the City Pub Date : 2019-12-31 DOI: 10.1525/9780520935808-001

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