Bibliograph

A nation by design, immigration policy in the fashioning of America, Aristide R. Zolberg

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A nation by design, immigration policy in the fashioning of America, Aristide R. Zolberg

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 477-635) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A nation by design

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

62134798

Responsibility statement

Aristide R. Zolberg

Review

"A Nation by Design is a thorough, authoritative account of American immigration history and the political and social factors that brought it about. With rich detail and impeccable scholarship. Zolberg's book shows how America has struggled to shape the immigration process to construct the kind of population it desires."--Jacket

Sub title

immigration policy in the fashioning of America

Table Of Contents

Themes and perspectives -- From empire to republic -- An acquisitive upstart -- The American system -- Tocqueville's footnote -- Seward's other follies -- "An intelligent and effective restriction" -- A nation like the others -- The ambiguities of reform -- The elusive quest for coherence -- Why the gates were not shut

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