Assimilation : An Alternative History /

For over a hundred years, the story of assimilation has animated the nation-building project of the United States. And still today, the dream or demand of a cultural ";melting pot"; circulates through academia, policy institutions, and mainstream media outlets. Noting society's many e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ramírez, Catherine S. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2020]
Colección:American Crossroads ; 58
Temas:
Assimilation (Sociology) > United States > History.
Immigrants > Race identity > United States > History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Caribbean & Latin American Studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. The Paradox of Assimilation
  • 2. Indians and Negroes in Spite of Themselves
  • 3. Demography Is Destiny
  • 4. The Moral Economy of Deservingness, from the Model Minority to the Dreamer
  • 5. Impossible Subjects
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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