Inventing America's First Immigration Crisis : Political Nativism in the Antebellum West /

Why have Americans expressed concern about immigration at some times but not at others? In pursuit of an answer, this book examines America's first nativist movement, which responded to the rapid influx of 4.2 million immigrants between 1840 and 1860 and culminated in the dramatic rise of the N...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ritter, Luke (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2020]
Colección:Catholic Practice in North America
Temas:
1800-1899
Anti-Catholicism > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Immigrants > West (U.S.) > Religious aspects > 19th century.
Nativism > History > 19th century.
Religion > History > Political aspects > West (U.S.) > 19th century.
Religion > History > 19th century.
Mouvements nativistes > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Religion > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Anti-Catholicism
Nativism
Religion
Religion and politics
West United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 The Valley of Decision
  • Chapter 2 Culture War
  • Chapter 3 The Power of Nativist Rhetoric
  • Chapter 4 The Order of Know-Nothings and Secret Democracy
  • Chapter 5 Crime, Poverty, and the Economic Origins of Political Nativism
  • Chapter 6 From Anti-Catholicism to Church-State Separation
  • Epilogue. The Specter of Anti-Catholicism, New Nativism, and the Ascendancy of Religious Freedom
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author

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