Immigration in American history / Kristen L. Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Kristen Layne, 1979- author.

Series:

Seminar studies in history

Seminar studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants--United States--History.

Immigrants.

Emigration and immigration.

History.

United States.

United States--Emigration and immigration--History.

United States--Emigration and immigration--History--Sources.

Genre:

History.

Sources.

Physical Description:

xxxv, 175 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.

Summary:

"Immigration in American History is a concise examination of the experiences of immigrants from the founding of the British colonies through the present day. The most recent scholarship on immigration is integrated into an accessible narrative that embraces the multicultural nature of U.S. immigration history, keeping issues of race and power at the center of the book. Organized chronologically, this book highlights how the migration experience evolved over time and emphasizes the interactions that occurred between different groups of migrants and the native-born. From the first interactions between the Native Americans and English colonizers at Jamestown, to the present-day debates over unauthorized immigration, the book helps students chart the evolution of American attitudes towards immigration and immigration policies and better contextualize present-day debates over immigration. The voices of immigrants are brought to the forefront in a poignant selection of primary source documents, and a glossary and "who's who" provides students with additional context for the people and concepts featured in the text. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of American immigration history and immigration policy history"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Migration to the British Colonies

Immigration during the early national and Antebellum eras

Immigration during the late nineteenth century

The road to restriction

Immigration under the National Origins Act

Immigration during the late twentieth century

Immigration at the dawn of the twenty-first century

Documents.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Anderson, Kristen Layne, 1979- Immigration in American history

ISBN:

9780367416362

0367416360

9780367415723

0367415720

OCLC:

1201655146