Making Americans : immigration, race, and the origins of the diverse democracy /

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: King, Desmond S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2000.
Subjects:
HISTORY > United States > General.
Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
Race relations.
Immigratie.
Overheidsbeleid.
Nationale identiteit.
Etnische betrekkingen.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy > History.
United States > Race relations > History.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Histoire.
United States.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Immigration and American political development
  • A less intelligent class? The Dillingham Commission and the new immigrants
  • "The fire of patriotism" : Americanization and U.S. identity
  • "Frequent skimmings of the dross" : building an American race?
  • "A very serious national menace" : eugenics and immigration
  • Enacting national origins : the Johnson-Reed immigration act (1924)
  • "A slur on our citizenry" : dismantling national origins : the 1965 act
  • After Americanization : ethnic politics and multiculturalism
  • The diverse democracy.

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