The Oxford handbook of American immigration and ethnicity /
"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 contemporar...
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Oxford University Press,
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Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
Publication Dates: |
2021. ©2016 |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | First issued as an Oxford University paperback. |
Series: |
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. |
Carrier Form: | xiv, 546 pages ; 26 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780197529911 0197529917 9780199766031 0199766037 |
Index Number: | JV6450 |
CLC: |
D771.262-62 D771.238-62 |
Call Number: | D771.238-62/O984 |
Contents: |
Introduction : the making of America / The impact of immigration legislation : 1875 to the present / European migrations / Asian immigration / Latino immigration / African American migration from the colonial era to the present / Emancipation and exploitation in immigrant women's lives / Protecting America's borders and the undocumented immigrant dilemma / Inclusion, exclusion, and the making of American nationality / Race and citizenship / Assimilation in the past and present / Whiteness and race / Race and U.S. panethnic formation / Intermarriage and the creation of a new American / Immigration, medical regulation, and eugenics / The world of the immigrant worker / Neighborhoods, immigrants, and ethnic Americans / Machine bosses, reformers, and the politics of ethnic and minority incorporation / Immigration, ethnicity, race, and organized crime / The myth of ethnic success : old wine in new bottles / Immigration and ethnic diversity in the South, 1980-2010 / Allegiance, dual citizenship, and the ethnic influence on U.S. foreign policy / Historians and sociologists debate transnationalism / Written forms of communication from immigrant letters to instant messaging / Ethnicity, race, and religion beyond Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish whites / Immigration, race, and ethnicity in American film / Language retention/language shift, "English only," and multilingualism in the United States / Melting pots, salad bowls, ethnic museums, and American identity / New approaches in teaching immigration and ethnic history / |