Ellis Island Nation : Immigration Policy and American Identity in the Twentieth Century.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780812208092
- Immigrants--United States--History--20th century
- Acculturation--United States--History--20th century
- Multiculturalism--United States--History--20th century
- United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy--History--20th century
- United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century
- 325.73
- JV6455 .F59 2013
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Beginning of the Era of Restriction -- Chapter 2 Contributionism in the Prewar Period -- Chapter 3 The Quest for Tolerance and Unity -- Chapter 4 How Much Did the War Change America? -- Chapter 5 The Reemergence of Contributionism -- Chapter 6 The Cold War and Religious Unity -- Chapter 7 The Triumph of Contributionism -- Epilogue: ''How great to be an American and something else as well'' -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
Examining the shift between American immigrant policy between 1924 and 1964, Ellis Island Nation traces the emergence of "contributionism," the belief that the newcomers from eastern and southern Europe contributed important cultural and economic benefits to American society.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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