A Nation by Design : : Immigration Policy in the Fashioning of America / / Aristide R. Zolberg.
According to the national mythology, the United States has long opened its doors to people from across the globe, providing a port in a storm and opportunity for any who seek it. Yet the history of immigration to the United States is far different. Even before the xenophobic reaction against Europea...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2022] ©2006 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Russell Sage Foundation Books at Harvard University Press
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (672 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Themes and Perspectives
- 2 From Empire to Republic
- 3 An Acquisitive Upstart
- 4 The American System
- 5 Tocqueville's Footnote
- 6 Seward's Other Follies
- 7 "An Intelligent and Effective Restriction"
- 8 A Nation Like the Others
- 9 The Ambiguities of Reform
- 10 The Elusive Quest for Coherence
- 11 Why the Gates Were Not Shut
- Conclusion: National Design in a Globalizing World
- Appendix: Immigration Graphs
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Index