| And Still They Come: Immigrants and American Society 1920 to the 1990s Contributor(s): Barkan, Elliott Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 088295928X ISBN-13: 9780882959283 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $36.58 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration - History | United States - 20th Century - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 304.873 |
| LCCN: 95048992 |
| Series: American History |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.46" W x 8.03" (0.70 lbs) 306 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this distinctive study of the impact of immigration and ethnicity on twentieth-century America, Barkan thoughtfully examines the changing composition of our immigrant populations, highlighting the ways in which certain facets of the struggle to adapt to American society have persisted from the 1920s until the 1990s. Going beyond the immigrant experience, Barkan considers the ways in which second- and third-generation Americans stress integration, even as they cling to important components of their ethnicity, not only adapting to American culture but shaping it. Featuring a moving photographic essay and coming alive with first-person accounts, And Still They Come is certain to provide important food for thought as Americans once more consider the narrowing gateways to the nation. |