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xiv, 546 pages ; 26 cm. |
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Oxford handbooks.
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| Summary |
"What is the state of the field of immigration and ethnic history; what have scholars learned about previous immigration waves; and where is the field heading? These are the main questions as historians, linguists, sociologists, and political scientists in this book look at past and contemporary immigration and ethnicity"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: The making of America / Ronald H. Bayor -- The impact of immigration legislation : 1875 to the present / David Reimers -- European migrations / Dirk Hoerder -- Asian immigration / Madeline Y. Hsu -- Latino immigration / María Cristina García -- African American migration from the colonial era to the present / Joe W. Trotter -- Emancipation and exploitation in immigrant women's lives / Donna R. Gabaccia -- Protecting America's borders and the undocumented immigrant dilemma / David Gutierrez -- Inclusion, exclusion, and the making of American nationality / Gary Gerstle -- Race and citizenship / Gregory T. Carter -- Assimilation in the past and present / Richard Alba -- Whiteness and race / David Roediger -- Race and U.S. panethnic formation / Yen Le Espiritu -- Intermarriage and the creation of a new American / Allison Varzally -- Immigration, medical regulation, and eugenics / Wendy Kline -- The world of the immigrant worker / James Barrett -- Neighborhoods, immigrants, and ethnic Americans / Amanda I. Seligman -- Machine bosses, reformers, and the politics of ethnic and minority / Steven Erie and Vladimir Kogan -- Immigration, ethnicity, race and organized crime / Will Cooley -- The myth of ethnic success : old wine in new bottles / Stephen Steinberg -- Immigration and ethnic diversity in the South, 1980-2010 / Mary E. Odem -- Allegiance, dual citizenship, and the ethnic influence on U.S. foreign policy / David Brundage -- Historians and sociologists debate transnationalism / Peter Kivisto -- Written forms of communication from immigrant letters to instant messaging / Suzanne M. Sinke -- Ethnicity, race, and religion beyond Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish whites / R. Stephen Warner -- Immigration, race, and ethnicity in American film / Steven Carr -- Language retention/language shift, "English only," and multilingualism in the United States / Joshua Fishman -- Melting pots, salad bowls, ethnic museums, and American identity / Steven Conn -- New approaches in teaching immigration and ethnic history / John Bukowczyk. |
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History.
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United States -- Ethnic relations -- History.
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United States -- Race relations -- History.
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Immigrants -- United States -- History.
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Ethnicity -- United States -- History.
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Nationalism -- United States -- History.
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| Added Author |
Bayor, Ronald H., 1944- editor.
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| Added Title |
Handbook of American immigration and ethnicity |
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Stuart L. Bernath Memorial Collection.
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| ISBN |
9780199766031 hardcover ; acid-free paper |
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0199766037 hardcover ; acid-free paper |
| OCLC # |
932003637 |
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