Not Like Us: Immigrants and Minorities in America, 1890-1924
Not Like Us: Immigrants and Minorities in America, 1890-1924
Not Like Us: Immigrants and Minorities in America, 1890-1924
Description
Description
Examining the conditions of immigrants, Native Americans, and African Americans between 1890 and 1924, the heyday of immigration and a time of supposed progress for American minorities, Mr. Daniels finds that these groups experienced as much repression as advance.
About the Author
About the Author
Roger Daniels is Charles Phelps Taft Professor of History at the University of Cincinnati and president of the Immigration History Society. His other books include The Politics of Prejudice; American Racism; Concentration Camps, USA; Asian Americans; and Prisoners Without Trial.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
A readable history of ethnic minorities and immigrants . . . powerful.
Lucid and effective . . . Daniels maps out the contradictions and inequities which characterize legislation enacted against the socially defined 'other.'
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Ivan R. Dee Publisher
Pub date:
1997-08-01
Length:
192 pages
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