Race and Ethnicity in America - A Concise History

Informationen zum Autor Edited by Ronald H. Bayor Klappentext Featuring essays by leading historians! including Carol Berkin! Andrew Heinze! Earl Lewis! and Mai M. Ngai! Race and Ethnicity in America is a timely introduction to the interrelated themes of race! ethnicity! and immigration in American history and a first-stop resource for students and others exploring the historical roots of today's identity politics. Spanning from 1600 to 2000 and covering everything from the Trail of Tears to the Black Power movement! the book is comprehensive both chronologically and in terms of ethnic groups addressed: It examines not only the history of black-white relations in America! but also the experiences of Irish Catholics! Native Americans! Latinos! Jews! and many others. Topics covered include anti-Catholicism and nativism! slavery and abolitionism! Indian removal! assimilation and scientific racism! the National Origins Act! the civil rights movement! and contemporary debates over affirmative action and bilingualism. Zusammenfassung This brief history acts as an introduction to the inter-related themes of race! ethnicity and immigration in American history. It spans the years 1600 to 2000! exploring the historical roots of contemporary identity politics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1. Ethnicity in Seventeenth-Century English America! 1600-1700! by Carol Berkin2. Ethnicity in Eighteenth-Century North America! 1701-1788! by Graham Russell Hodges3. The Limits of Equality: Race and Ethnic Tensions in the New Republic! 1789-1836! by Marion R. Casey4. Racial and Ethnic Identity in the United States! 1837-1877! by Michael Miller Topp5. Race! Nation! and Citizenship in Late Nineteenth-Century America! 1878-1900! by Mae M. Ngai6. The Critical Period: Ethnic Emergence and Reaction! 1901-1929! by Andrew R. Heinze7. Changing Racial Meanings: Race and Ethnicity in the United States! 1930-1964! by Thomas A. Guglielmo and Earl Lewis8. Racial and Ethnic Relations in America! 1965-2000! by Timothy J. MeagherConclusion ...

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• Authors: Ronald Bayor, Ronald H. Bayor, Francis R. Nicosia, Donald L. Niewyk
• Assisted by: Ronald Bayor (Editor), Ronald H. Bayor (Editor)
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.10.2003
• EAN: 9780231129411
• ISBN: 978-0-231-12941-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; History, HISTORY / United States / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General, c 1500 onwards to present day, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, History of the Americas