Beyond the melting pot; the Negroes, Puerto Ricans, Jews, Italians, and Irish of New York City / by Nathan Glazer and Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glazer, Nathan.

Moynihan, Daniel P. (Daniel Patrick), 1927-2003, author.

Series:

Publication of the Joint Center for Urban Studies

Publications of the Joint Center for Urban Studies of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National Book Committee.

Immigrants--New York (State)--New York.

Immigrants.

Emigration and immigration.

Minorities.

New York (State)--New York.

Minorities--New York (State)--New York.

New York (N.Y.)--Emigration and immigration.

New York (N.Y.).

Urban Population.

Minority Groups.

Medical Subjects:

Urban Population.

Minority Groups.

Physical Description:

vii, 360 pages : map (on lining papers) tables ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : M.I.T. Press, 1963.

Contents:

Introduction

The Negroes: Numbers ; Jobs ; Education ; The family and other problems ; Housing and neighborhood ; Leadership, politics, intergroup relations

The Puerto Ricans: Prologue ; The migration ; The island-centered community ; The mobile element ; Lower income ; The next generation: family, school, neighborhood ; Culture, contributions, color

The Jews: The economic base ; The passion for education ; Community, neighborhood, integration ; Politics ; Culture and the future

The Italians: The community ; Family influences ; Religion ; Occupations ; Politics

The Irish: The green wave ; The Democratic Party ; The Roman Catholic Church: The wild Irish ; "There are some of us left" ; The party of the people ; City of God and man

Beyond the melting pot: The Jews ; The Catholics ; Negroes and Puerto Ricans ; The role of politics ; The future.

Notes:

Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (pages 325-347).

Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards - Nonfiction, Winner, 1964

Other Format:

Online version: Glazer, Nathan. Beyond the melting pot.

OCLC:

477749