From Ellis Island to JFK: New York's Two Great Waves of Immigration Contributor(s): Foner, Nancy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0300093217 ISBN-13: 9780300093216 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $32.67 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: Two great waves of immigration -- one at the start of the twentieth century and another in its final decades -- transformed the history and personality of New York City. This book, the first in-depth comparison of New York's two most recent immigration eras, reassesses the myths that surround both sets of immigrants. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration |
Dewey: 974.710 |
LCCN: 00026933 |
Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.14" W x 9.34" (1.08 lbs) 352 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Geographic Orientation - New York |
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Publisher Description: In the history, the very personality, of New York City, few events loom larger than the wave of immigration at the turn of the last century. Today a similar influx of new immigrants is transforming the city again. Better than one in three New Yorkers is now an immigrant. From Ellis Island to JFK is the first in-depth study that compares these two huge social changes. A key contribution of this book is Nancy Foner's reassessment of the myths that have grown up around the earlier Jewish and Italian immigration--and that deeply color how today's Asian, Latin American, and Caribbean arrivals are seen. Topic by topic, she reveals the often surprising realities of both immigrations. For example:
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