Bibliograph

Immigration, an American history, Carl J. Bon Tempo, Hasia R. Diner

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Immigration, an American history, Carl J. Bon Tempo, Hasia R. Diner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Immigration

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1267751376

Responsibility statement

Carl J. Bon Tempo, Hasia R. Diner

Sub title

an American history

Summary

"The history of the United States has been shaped by immigration. Historians Carl J. Bon Tempo and Hasia R. Diner provide a sweeping historical narrative told through the lives and words of the quite ordinary people who did nothing less than make the nation. Drawn from stories spanning the colonial period to the present, Bon Tempo and Diner detail the experiences of people from Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. They explore the many themes of American immigration scholarship, including the contexts and motivations for migration, settlement patterns, work, family, racism, and nativism, against the background of immigration law and policy. Taking a global approach that considers economic and personal factors in both the sending and receiving societies, the authors pay close attention to how immigration has been shaped by the state response to its promises and challenges."--Dust jacket

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