A Companion to American Immigration

Copyright © 2006 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd

A Companion to American Immigration

Editor(s): Reed Ueda

Published Online: 26 NOV 2007

Print ISBN: 9780631228431

Online ISBN: 9780470997116

DOI: 10.1002/9780470997116

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A Companion to American Immigration is an authoritative collection of original essays by leading scholars on the major topics and themes underlying American immigration history.

  • Focuses on the two most important periods in American Immigration history: the Industrial Revolution (1820-1930) and the Globalizing Era (Cold War to the present)
  • Provides an in-depth treatment of central themes, including economic circumstances, acculturation, social mobility, and assimilation
  • Includes an introductory essay by the volume editor.

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xi)

    1. Introduction (pages 1–2)

      Reed Ueda

  3. Part I: Policy and Politics

    1. Chapter 1

      A Nation of Immigrants and a Gatekeeping Nation: American Immigration Law and Policy (pages 3–35)

      Erika Lee

    2. Chapter 2

      Naturalization and Nationality (pages 36–57)

      Irene Bloemraad and Reed Ueda

    3. Chapter 3

      Immigration and Ethnic Politics (pages 58–76)

      James J. Connolly

    4. Chapter 4

      Immigrant Transnationals and US Foreign Relations (pages 77–105)

      Xiao-huang Yin and Peter H. Koehn

    5. Chapter 5

      Bodies from Abroad: Immigration, Health, and Disease (pages 106–131)

      Alan M. Kraut

    6. Chapter 6

      The Politics of Immigration and the Rise of the Migration State: Comparative and Historical Perspectives (pages 132–158)

      James F. Hollifield

  4. Part II: Ethnicity, Race, and Nation

    1. Chapter 7

      Ethnic and Racial Identity (pages 159–176)

      Marilyn Halter

    2. Chapter 8

      Nativism and Prejudice Against Immigrants (pages 177–201)

      Tyler Anbinder

    3. Chapter 9

      Assimilation and American National Identity (pages 202–224)

      Michael R. Olneck

    4. Chapter 10

      Internationalization and Transnationalization (pages 225–254)

      David Gerber

    5. Chapter 11

      Immigration and Race Relations (pages 255–273)

      Jeffrey Melnick

  5. Part III: Population and Society

    1. Chapter 12

      Demography and American Immigration (pages 275–288)

      Michael S. Teitelbaum

    2. Chapter 13

      Gender and Immigration (pages 289–308)

      Suzanne M. Sinke

    3. Chapter 14

      Immigrant Residential and Mobility Patterns (pages 309–327)

      Barry R. Chiswick and Paul W. Miller

    4. Chapter 15

      Characteristics of Immigrants to the United States: 1820–2003 (pages 328–358)

      Guillermina Jasso and Mark R. Rosenzweig

    5. Chapter 16

      Marriage Patterns in Historical Perspective: Gender and Ethnicity (pages 359–370)

      Robert McCaa, Albert Esteve and Clara Cortina

  6. Part IV: Economy and Society

    1. Chapter 17

      Immigrant Social Mobility and the Historian (pages 371–393)

      Kenneth A. Scherzer

    2. Chapter 18

      Labor and Immigration History: First Principles (pages 394–408)

      Leon Fink

    3. Chapter 19

      Immigration in the Economy: Development and Enterprise (pages 409–423)

      Nian-Sheng Huang

    4. Chapter 20

      Immigrants in the American Housing Market (pages 424–439)

      Barry R. Chiswick and Paul W. Miller

  7. Part V: Culture and Community

    1. Chapter 21

      Immigration and American Diversity: Food for Thought (pages 441–470)

      Donna R. Gabaccia

    2. Chapter 22

      Immigration and Language (pages 471–491)

      Nancy C. Carnevale

    3. Chapter 23

      Immigration and Education in the United States (pages 492–512)

      Paula S. Fass

    4. Chapter 24

      Religion and Ethnicity (pages 513–527)

      John McClymer

    5. Chapter 25

      Mutual Aid Societies and Fraternal Orders (pages 528–546)

      Daniel Soyer

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      Index (pages 547–570)

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