Americans at the gate : the United States and refugees during the Cold War / Carl J. Bon Tempo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bon Tempo, Carl J. (Carl Joseph)

Series:

Politics and society in twentieth-century America.

Politics and society in twentieth-century America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugees--Government policy--United States--History--20th century.

Refugees.

Cold War.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Unlike the 1930s, when the United States tragically failed to open its doors to Europeans fleeing Nazism, the country admitted over three million refugees during the Cold War. This dramatic reversal gave rise to intense political and cultural battles, pitting refugee advocates against determined opponents who at times successfully slowed admissions. The first comprehensive historical exploration of American refugee affairs from the midcentury to the present, Americans at the Gate explores the reasons behind the remarkable changes to American refugee policy, laws, and programs.

Contents:

Introduction : Americans at the gate

"The age of the uprooted man" : the United States and refugees, 1900 - 1952

"A mystic maze of enforcement" : the refugee relief program

"From Hungary, new Americans" : the United States and Hungarian refugees

"Half a loaf" : the failure of refugee policy and law reform, 1957-1965

"They are proud people" : the United States and refugees from Cuba, 1959-1966

"The soul of our sense of nationhood" : human rights and refugees, in the 1970s

Reform and retrenchment : the Refugee Act of 1980 and the Reagan administration's refugee policies

Epilogue : the United States and refugees after the Cold War.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-282-96440-2

9786612964404

1-4008-2903-8

OCLC:

701704233