From Ellis Island to JFK : New York's two great waves of immigration / / Nancy Foner.
"In the history of New York City, few events loom larger than the wave of immigration at the turn of the twentieth century. Today a similar influx is once again transforming the city. More than one in three New Yorkers are now immigrants. From Ellis Island to JFK is the first in-depth study tha...
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| Year of Publication: | 2000 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | x, 334 p. |
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| Summary: | "In the history of New York City, few events loom larger than the wave of immigration at the turn of the twentieth century. Today a similar influx is once again transforming the city. More than one in three New Yorkers are now immigrants. From Ellis Island to JFK is the first in-depth study that compares these two huge social changes." "Nancy Foner offers a critical reassessment of the myths that have grown up around the earlier Jewish and Italian immigration - myths that deeply color how today's Asian, Latin American, and Caribbean arrivals are seen. Issue by issue, she reveals the often surprising realities of both immigrations." "Drawing on a wealth of historical and contemporary research, Foner, in a lively and entertaining style, opens a new chapter in the study of immigration - and in the story of the nation's gateway city." |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-322) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780300137880 0300082266 (alk. paper) : 0300093217 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Nancy Foner. |