{"product_id":"ellis-island-nation-immigration-policy-and-american-identity-in-the-twentieth-century-paperback-softback-9780812223385","title":"Ellis Island Nation; Immigration Policy and American Identity in the Twentieth Century (Paperback \/ softback) 9780812223385","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEllis Island Nation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eImmigration Policy and American Identity in the Twentieth Century\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert L. Fleegler (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780812223385\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 January 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e280 pages, 5 illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected by \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2014\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A persuasive narrative, drawing on a wide range of sources to trace the emergence, fall, and revival of the contributionist idea. \u003ci\u003eEllis Island Nation\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable addition to the literature on immigration debates, ethnic diversity, and national identity in twentieth-century America.\"-\u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In clear, accessible language, [Fleegler] offers well-researched accounts of such topics as World War II rhetoric promoting cross-ethnic tolerance and Cold War era efforts to promote the commonalities of Judaism, Catholicism, and Protestantism.\"-\u003ci\u003eJournal of American Culture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Mining a vast array of cultural and political sources, Robert Fleegler has given us a sophisticated and well-researched look at how Americans in the mid-twentieth century came to recognize the contributions of Ellis Island immigrants. In doing so, they expanded the ideal of American democracy and paved the way for a modern, multicultural America. With this book, Fleegler has made his own important contribution to the academic literature of ethnic and immigration studies.\"-Vincent J. Cannato, author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Passage: The History of Ellis Island\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough debates over immigration have waxed and waned in the course of American history, the importance of immigrants to the nation's identity is imparted in civics classes, political discourse, and television and film. We are told that the United States is a \"nation of immigrants,\" built by people who came from many lands to make an even better nation. But this belief was relatively new in the twentieth century, a period that saw the establishment of immigrant quotas that endured until the Immigrant and Nationality Act of 1965. What changed over the course of the century, according to historian Robert L. Fleegler, is the rise of \"contributionism,\" the belief that the newcomers from eastern and southern Europe contributed important cultural and economic benefits to American society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly twentieth-century immigrants from southern and eastern Europe often found themselves criticized for language and customs at odds with their new culture, but initially found greater acceptance through an emphasis on their similarities to \"native stock\" Americans. Drawing on sources as diverse as World War II films, records of Senate subcommittee hearings, and anti-Communist propaganda, \u003ci\u003eEllis Island Nation\u003c\/i\u003e describes how contributionism eventually shifted the focus of the immigration debate from assimilation to a Cold War celebration of ethnic diversity and its benefits-helping to ease the passage of 1960s immigration laws that expanded the pool of legal immigrants and setting the stage for the identity politics of the 1970s and 1980s. \u003ci\u003eEllis Island Nation\u003c\/i\u003e provides a historical perspective on recent discussions of multiculturalism and the exclusion of groups that have arrived since the liberalization of immigrant laws.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. The Beginning of the Era of Restriction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Contributionism in the Prewar Period\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. The Quest for Tolerance and Unity\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. How Much Did the War Change America?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. The Reemergence of Contributionism\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. The Cold War and Religious Unity\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. The Triumph of Contributionism\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: \"How great to be an American and something else as well\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52555690737944,"sku":"9780812223385","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ellis-island-nation-immigration-policy-and-american-identity-in-the-twentieth-century-paperback-softback-9780812223385","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}