Race and ethnicity in America : a concise history / edited by Ronald H. Bayor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bayor, Ronald H., 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnicity--United States--History.

Ethnicity.

Minorities--United States--History.

Minorities.

Immigrants--United States--History.

Immigrants.

United States--Race relations.

United States.

United States--Ethnic relations.

United States--Emigration and immigration--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Featuring essays by leading historians, this brief history is a timely introduction to the interrelated themes of race, ethnicity, and immigration in American history. The book is comprehensive both chronologically -- spanning from 1600 to 2000 and covering everything from the Trail of Tears to the Black Power movement -- 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.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Ethnicity in Seventeenth-Century English America, 1600-1700; 2. Ethnicity in Eighteenth-Century North America, 1701-1788; 3. The Limits of Equality: Racial and Ethnic Tensions in the New Republic, 1789-1836; 4. Racial and Ethnic Identity in the United States, 1837-1877; 5. Race, Nation, and Citizenship in Late Nineteenth-Century America, 1878-1900; 6. The Critical Period: Ethnic Emergence and Reaction, 1901-1929; 7. Changing Racial Meanings: Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 1930-1964

8. Racial and Ethnic Relations in America, 1965-2000Conclusion; Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-231-50320-2

OCLC:

213305950