Making Americans Immigration, Race, and the Origins of the Diverse Democracy

Name: Making Americans Immigration, Race, and the Origins of the Diverse Democracy
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ISBN: 9780674008120

ISBN-10: 067400812X

ISBN-13: 9780674008120

Edition: 2000 (Reprint)

Authors: Desmond King

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In the 19th century, virtually anyone could get into the US. But by the 1920s, US immigration policy had become a filtered regime of selection. This volume looks at this shift, the debates behind it, and the construction of an American identity.

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List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 6/15/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.94" wide x 8.94" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.276
Language: English

Desmond King is Andrew W. Mellon Professor of American Government, and Fellow, Nuffield College, Oxford University.



Introduction



Immigrant America Immigration and American Political Development


A Less Intelligent Class?


The Dillingham Commission and the New Immigrants



Defining Americans


The Fire of Patriotism"": Americanization and U.S. Identity


Frequent Skimmings of the Dross"": Building an American Race?


A Very Serious National Menace"": Eugenics and Immigration



Legislating Americans


Enacting National Origins: The Johnson-Reed Immigration Act (1924)


A Slur on Our Citizenry"": Dismantling National Or