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October 22, 2002 006050577X 978-0060505776 2nd

With a timely new chapter on immigration in the current age of globalization, a new Preface, and new appendixes with the most recent statistics, this revised edition is an engrossing study of immigration to the United States from the colonial era to the present.


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University of Cincinnati history professor Daniels, in this substantial, impressive social analysis, focuses on the diverse motives and experiences of those who have settled in the U.S. since 1500. He illustrates how, despite racial conflicts, varied ethnic patterns and cultures, emigres, including the controversial recent influx of Hispanics and Cold War refugees, have adapted and contributed to American society. His rich lode of personalized data yields portraits ranging from those of "nonreligious, hired gun" Miles Standish to second-generation Italian-American Lee Iacocca. Daniels concludes with a forceful argument that, despite rising nativism spurred by illegal migrants, more immigration is needed to reverse a population decline. Illustrations not seen by PW.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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YA-- After discussing the topic of immigration in general and sociological theories of why people migrate between countries, Daniel discusses each racial or national group that came to the United States during the various eras of the nation's history, giving statistics and patterns of immigration and detailing interesting and often little-known facts. Also set out are the reactions of Americans to the various waves of immigration from the rise of the antiforeign Nativists, Know Nothing, and Ku Klux Klan elements; to the restrictive immigration laws and quotas of the 1920s; through the World War II era incarceration of Japanese Americans in "resettlement camps." This excellent work is an effective tool for increasing multicultural awareness and should be an effective teaching guide for social sciences and humanities.
- Richard Lisker, Fairfax County Pub . Lib . , VA
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  • Paperback: 576 pages
  • Publisher: Harper Perennial; 2nd edition (October 22, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 006050577X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060505776
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 1.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,487 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The sine qua non for understanding immigration to America, January 4, 2004
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Roger Daniels second edition of "Coming to America" is masterful. There is no other book, I believe, that is more authoritative by way of explaining immigration to the United States during the final third of the twentieth century. And for those interested in exploring the story extending back to the European settlement of North America since the seventeenth century, "Coming to America" is also the place to begin. Daniels narrates this history, in all of its pain, complexity, and brilliance, with a thorough-going understanding of its twists and turns. This book merits its place on the shelf of often-consulted staples in every American's home library.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Coming to America, June 28, 2011
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This is an extremely useful book for anyone who has an interest in the impact on immigrants upon U.S. history. This book gives capsule histories of most groups of immigrants to the United States. It also provides a very useful theoretical understanding of the reasons for immigration. Though it is particularly useful in its examination of the pre-colonial and colonial periods, it also (unlike many texts) includes a significant history of the pan-Caribbean slave trade, and the impact on the country as a whole of twenty percent of the population (at one time) being Africans or the children of Africans. I wish I had read it years ago, as I found my own family, immigrants from Krefeld, Germany, discussed here!



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5.0 out of 5 stars Must have if you do a lot of genealogy!, April 8, 2000
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This is an outstanding book that every genealogical society should own, as well as serious genealogist. The book provides information in both an overview format as well as ethnic group specific information. The price is right - add it to your collection of materials - you will not be sorry.
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Migration is a fundamental human activity.a Read the first page
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peak immigration years, quota spaces, nonquota immigrants, most other immigrant groups, national origins system, aliens ineligible, select commission, immigration data
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New York, New England, Puerto Ricans, Mexican Americans, North America, San Francisco, German American, Scotch Irish, Irish American, Los Angeles, French Canadians, Japanese Americans, Chinese American, Census Bureau, Latin America, Ellis Island, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, American Revolution, Italian American, South Carolina, Soviet Union, State Department, Asian American, New Orleans
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