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The Huddled Masses: The Immigrant in American Society, 1880-1921
The Huddled Masses The Immigrant in American Society 18801921
Author: Alan M. Kraut
This history of the "new immigration" weighs the many factors that prompted the decision to leave the old world. Though the designation "new immigrant" generally refers to southern and eastern Europeans only, this volume also includes the Chinese and Japanese who arrived in the period from 1880-1921. Kraut argues that immigration to America was ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780882958101
ISBN-10: 0882958100
Publication Date: 1/1982
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Harlan Davidson
Book Type: Paperback
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Part of the respected Ameircan History series by Harlan Davidson with editorial control by Duke and Brooklyn College professors. Vampire romance novel it ain't, but a great overview of central themes on immigration wave of this time period and a survey of historical interpretations with solid bibliography for further reading.


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