Making Americans : immigration, race, and the origins of the diverse democracy / Desmond King
| Author(s): | King, Desmond S |
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| Subjects: | United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy--History United States--Race relations--History |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2000 |
| LC Classification: | J, JV |
| Table of Contents: | 1. Introduction 1 I. Immigrant America 2. Immigration and American Political Development 11 3. A Less Intelligent Class? The Dillingham Commission and the New Immigrants 50 II. Defining Americans 4. "The Fire of Patriotism": Americanization and U.S. Identity 85 5. "Frequent Skimmings of the Dross": Building an American Race? 127 6. "A Very Serious National Menace": Eugenics and Immigration 166 III. Legislating Americans 7. Enacting National Origins: The Johnson-Reed Immigration Act (1924) 199 8. "A Slur on Our Citizenry": Dismantling National Origins: The 1965 Act 229 IV. Legacies 9. After Americanization: Ethnic Politics and Multiculturalism 257 10. The Diverse Democracy 278 Appendix 293 Notes 299 Index 377 |
| Notes: | LCCN: 99087546 ISBN: 0674000889 Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-376) and index |
| Physical Description: | x, 388 p. ; 25 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 43167950 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0674000889 |