A Nation of Immigrants

ISBN-13: 9781108820592 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 375 str.

Susan F. Martin

Opis

Examining the evolution of four immigration models in the US, this book traces the historical roots of current policy debates.

Recenzje

'General readers and undergraduate students will appreciate the breadth of coverage and the excellent bibliography … this is a well-written synthesis of American immigration history … Recommended.' R. F. Zeidel, Choice

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. 'Gentlemen, Tradesmen, Serving-men, Libertines'; 3. 'A City upon the Hill'; 4. 'The Seed of the Nation'; 5. Immigration and the Formation of the Republic; 6. Building a Nation: 1830–1880; 7. The Golden Door: 1880–1917; 8. The Triumph of Restrictionism: 1882–1924; 9. Turning Inward: 1924–1964; 10. 'A Nation of Immigrants': 1965–1994; 11. A Nation of Refuge; 12. The Pennsylvania Model at Risk: 1993–2009; 13. Executive Action and Immigration; 14. Looking Ahead.