Chains of Gold

What is it about?

Using a systems approach, this book examines how transatlantic labor migrations were linked to European circuits of geographic mobility, and explores the development of social networks that were crucial in Portuguese migrants’ socioeconomic adaptation in the Argentine pampas and Patagonia.

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Why is it important?

Historical analysis of migration systems. Comparative study of Portuguese migrant experience in Argentina. Regional, local, and national-level approaches to analysis of history of emigration in Portugal and immigration in Argentina.