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Immigration and American history : essays in honor of Theodore C. Blegen / edited by Henry Steele Commager.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Immigrants--United States.
- Immigrants.
- Immigrants in literature.
- United States--Emigration and immigration.
- United States.
- United States--Civilization.
- United States--Foreign public opinion.
- Blegen, Theodore Christian, 1891-1969.
- Blegen, Theodore Christian.
- Blegen, Theodore Christian, 1891-1969--Bibliography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (179 pages) : portraits
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [1961]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Ten scholars noted for their studies in immigration history contribute essays to this volume. Dr. Commager, professor of history and American studies at Amherst College, surveys the course of immigration studies over the years.
- Contents:
- The study of immigration / H.S. Commager
- Immigration in American life: a reappraisal / O. Handlin
- Emigration and the image of America in Europe / I. Semmingsen
- The stranger looks at the Yankee / P.D. Jordan
- The immigrant in western fiction / J.T. Flanagan
- Immigration as a world phenomenon / C.C. Qualey
- The migration of ideas / H.A. Pochmann
- The immigration theme in the framework of national groups / F.D. Scott
- Prospects for materials in immigration studies / C.C. Qualey
- New prospects in immigration studies / C.J. Barry
- The saga of the immigrant / T.C. Blegen
- About the authors
- Theodore C. Blegen: a bibliography (p. 157-161).
- Notes:
- "Based on a conference at the University of Minnesota, January 29-30, 1960."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8166-5735-1
- OCLC:
- 577705616
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