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- Book Title
- Nation of Nations : a Great American Immigration Story
- Publication Name
- A Nation of Nations
- Title
- A Nation of Nations
- Subtitle
- A Great American Immigration Story
- ISBN-10
- 147674386X
- EAN
- 9781476743868
- ISBN
- 9781476743868
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Release Year
- 2016
- Release Date
- 25/10/2016
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Item Length
- 8.4in
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 13.5 Oz
- Genre
- History, Social Science
- Topic
- Minority Studies, United States / 20th Century, Emigration & Immigration, Sociology / General, United States / General
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Number of Pages
- 424 Pages
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"An incisive look at immigration, assimilation, and national identity" (Kirkus Reviews) and the landmark immigration law that transformed the face of the nation more than fifty years ago, as told through the stories of immigrant families in one suburban county in Virginia.In the years since the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, the foreign-born population of the United States has tripled. Americans today are vastly more diverse than ever. They look different, speak different languages, practice different religions, eat different foods, and enjoy different cultures. In 1950, Fairfax County, Virginia, was ninety percent white, ten percent African-American, with a little more than one hundred families who were "other." Currently the Anglo white population is less than fifty percent, and there are families of Asian, African, Middle Eastern, and Latin American origin living all over the county. "In A Nation of Nations, National Public Radio correspondent Tom Gjelten brings these changes to life" (The Wall Street Journal), following a few immigrants to Fairfax County over recent decades as they gradually "Americanize." Hailing from Korea, Bolivia, and Libya, the families included illustrate common immigrant themes: friction between minorities, economic competition and entrepreneurship, and racial and cultural stereotyping. It's been half a century since the Immigration and Nationality Act changed the landscape of America, and no book has assessed the impact or importance of this law as A Nation of Nations. With these "powerful human stories...Gjelten has produced a compelling and informative account of the impact of the 1965 reforms, one that is indispensable reading at a time when anti-immigrant demagoguery has again found its way onto the main stage of political discourse" (The Washington Post).
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
147674386x
ISBN-13
9781476743868
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5038405130
Product Key Features
Book Title
Nation of Nations : a Great American Immigration Story
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Minority Studies, United States / 20th Century, Emigration & Immigration, Sociology / General, United States / General
Publication Year
2016
Genre
History, Social Science
Number of Pages
424 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.4in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
13.5 Oz
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For anyone who believes passionately in the American ideal- that we are a nation, while occasionally distracted or knocked off track, striving to live closer to its founding principle, that 'all are created equal'- A Nation of Nations is a welcome addition to enlarging our understanding of each other and the possibilities of the United States., A Nation of Nations is a necessary book on what America has become in the last half-century. It tells the stories of new immigrants to a great country and defines and celebrates an exciting new American Exceptionalism., Tom Gjelten sings of a new America that bravely invites newcomers. A Nation of Nations would have pleased Whitman himself for its generosity, spirit and hope. This book is both smart and moving., The 21st century will be defined by seismic global immigration, remapping human interaction to the core, and the United States will remain the model for other nations to emulate. Tom Gjelten understands why, not only because he is a byproduct of immigration, but because he has been in the trenches--the inner cities, the rural landscapes, the contested borders--where America is reborn on a daily basis. In this probing exploration, he explains, lucidly and with compassion, the extent to which the motto e pluribus unum is the engine of progress., Powerful human stories. . . . Gjelten has produced a compelling and informative account of the impact of the 1965 reforms, one that is indispensable reading at a time when anti-immigrant demagoguery has again found its way onto the main stage of political discourse., For anyone who believes passionately in the American ideal-- that we are a nation, while occasionally distracted or knocked off track, striving to live closer to its founding principle, that 'all are created equal'-- A Nation of Nations is a welcome addition to enlarging our understanding of each other and the possibilities of the United States., A stunningly researched, analyzed, and narrated presentation of US immigration history, centered on the pivotal 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act. . . . Gjelten presents the stories of immigrants from El Salvador, Bolivia, Libya, and Korea, gathered through in-depth interviews and research, to make the case for what immigration means today and will mean in the future. . . . An important resource for anyone seeking to better understand US society and the role of immigration in the country's past, present, and future., An incisive look at immigration, assimilation, and national identity. . . . A timely, well-informed entry into a national debate., The 21st century will be defined by seismic global immigration, remapping human interaction to the core, and the United States will remain the model for other nations to emulate. Tom Gjelten understands why, not only because he is a byproduct of immigration, but because he has been in the trenches-the inner cities, the rural landscapes, the contested borders--where America is reborn on a daily basis. In this probing exploration, he explains, lucidly and with compassion, the extent to which the motto e pluribus unum is the engine of progress.
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