America for Americans : a history of xenophobia in the United States
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Adult Nonfiction - South Wing Top Floor
305.8009 L5117
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305.8009 L5117
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Book
Physical Desc
vii, 416 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
UPC
40029619885
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-395) and index.
Description
"The United States is known as a nation of immigrants. But it is also a nation of xenophobia. In [this book], acclaimed historian Erika Lee shows that an irrational fear, hatred, and hostility toward immigrants has been a defining feature of our nation from the colonial era to the Trump era. Americans have been wary of almost every group of foreigners that has come to the United States. Benjamin Franklin ridiculed German immigrants for their 'strange and foreign ways.' Americans' anxiety over Irish Catholics turned xenophobia into a national political movement in the 1850s. Over the century that followed, Chinese immigrants were excluded, Japanese incarcerated, and Mexicans deported. Today, Americans fear Muslims, Central Americans, and the so-called browning of America. Xenophobia has not been an exception to America's immigration tradition, an episodic aberration on an inevitable march toward inclusion. It is, in fact, Lee argues, an American tradition in its own right, deeply embedded in our society, economy, and politics, Forcing us to confront this history, [this book] explains how xenophobia works, why it has endured, and how it threatens us all. It is a necessary corrective and spur to action for any concerned citizen."--Dust jacket.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Immigrants -- United States -- History.
Minorities -- United States -- History.
National characteristics, American -- History.
Nationalism -- United States -- History.
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History.
United States -- Race relations -- History.
Xenophobia -- United States -- History.
Minorities -- United States -- History.
National characteristics, American -- History.
Nationalism -- United States -- History.
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History.
United States -- Race relations -- History.
Xenophobia -- United States -- History.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lee, E. (2019). America for Americans: a history of xenophobia in the United States (First edition.). Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lee, Erika. 2019. America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States. Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lee, Erika. America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States Basic Books, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lee, Erika. America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States First edition., Basic Books, 2019.
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