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ABSTRACT Assimilation Resignified: new interpretations of an old concept This article proposes an interpretation of the ways by which the term assimilation was used in Brazil in three different periods. It also presents areconceptualization of the term based on Remaking the American Mainstream:Assimilation and Contemporary Immigration, by Richard Alba and Victor Nee,published originally in 2003. The argument is that the new formulationproposed by these authors can contribute to a more precise understanding ofthe different trajectories in the incorporation of foreign immigrant groups inBrazilian society in the past and present. Key words: assimilation; immigration; national formation; cultural change;ethnicity; pluralism RESUME Assimilation Resignifiee: Nouvelles Interpretations d’un Vieux Concept Dans cet article, on propose une interpretation de la facon dont le conceptd’“assimilation” a ete employe au Bresil sur trois periodes differentes. Onpresente aussi une nouvelle conception de ce terme a partir de l’ouvrage
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