America for Americans: a history of xenophobia in the United States
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"Many of us like to think of the United States as a nation of immigrants. We pride ourselves on our history of welcoming foreigners and believe this sets our nation apart from every other. But the phrase 'a nation of immigrants' only dates from the mid-twentieth century, and has served to paper over a much darker history of hatred of -- and violence against -- foreigners arriving on our shores. As the acclaimed historian Erika Lee shows in America for Americans, the recent spasm of xenophobic policy and treatment of immigrants is only the latest manifestation of another, less known but even more influential American creed. As Lee argues, an intense fear of strangers based on their race, religion, ethnicity, or national origin has always been at the heart of the American project.Offering a new framework and theory of xenophobia to explain what it is, what it does, and howit works, Lee shows that more often than not in our nation's history, xenophobia has been the rule -- not the exception. At the same time, she reveals why we cannot understand institutionalized racism, sexism, classism without first examining the role of xenophobia in creating these related problems"--Publisher.
Subjects
Subjects
Emigration and immigration
History
Immigrants
Immigrants -- United States -- History
Minorities
Minorities -- United States -- History
National characteristics, American
National characteristics, American -- History
Nationalism
Nationalism -- United States -- History
Politics and culture -- United States -- History
Race relations
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History
United States -- Race relations -- History
Xenophobia
Xenophobia -- United States -- History
History
Immigrants
Immigrants -- United States -- History
Minorities
Minorities -- United States -- History
National characteristics, American
National characteristics, American -- History
Nationalism
Nationalism -- United States -- History
Politics and culture -- United States -- History
Race relations
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History
United States -- Race relations -- History
Xenophobia
Xenophobia -- United States -- History
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Grouping Title | america for americans a history of xenophobia in the united states |
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"Many of us like to think of the United States as a nation of immigrants. We pride ourselves on our history of welcoming foreigners and believe this sets our nation apart from every other. But the phrase 'a nation of immigrants' only dates from the mid-twentieth century, and has served to paper over a much darker history of hatred of -- and violence against -- foreigners arriving on our shores. As the acclaimed historian Erika Lee shows in America for Americans, the recent spasm of xenophobic policy and treatment of immigrants is only the latest manifestation of another, less known but even more influential American creed. As Lee argues, an intense fear of strangers based on their race, religion, ethnicity, or national origin has always been at the heart of the American project.Offering a new framework and theory of xenophobia to explain what it is, what it does, and howit works, Lee shows that more often than not in our nation's history, xenophobia has been the rule -- not the exception. At the same time, she reveals why we cannot understand institutionalized racism, sexism, classism without first examining the role of xenophobia in creating these related problems"--Publisher.
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Immigrants -- United States -- History
Minorities -- United States -- History
National characteristics, American -- History
Nationalism -- United States -- History
Politics and culture -- 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
Politics and culture -- United States -- History
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History
United States -- Race relations -- History
Xenophobia -- United States -- History
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America for Americans : a history of xenophobia in the United States
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America for Americans : a history of xenophobia in the United States / Erika Lee
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America for Americans
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a history of xenophobia in the United States
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Emigration and immigration
History
Immigrants
Minorities
National characteristics, American
Nationalism
Race relations
Xenophobia
History
Immigrants
Minorities
National characteristics, American
Nationalism
Race relations
Xenophobia
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