| Description |
1 online resource (303 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Oxford student companions to American history |
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Oxford student companions to American history.
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| Contents |
A short history of immigration to the United States -- American immigration: A student companion -- Appendices: Important dates in American immigration history -- Immigration, Ethnic and Refugee Organizations -- Further reading, museums, websites |
| Summary |
This single-volume encyclopedia covers the fascinating history and policy of American immigration in more than 300 alphabetical entries, including articles on:* ethnic groups, including census and immigration statistics, major periods of immigration and areas of settlement, predominant religion, and historical background* key immigration legislation, such as the Chinese Exclusion Act, Immigration Act of 1990, and Refugee Act of 1980* terms and concepts, including green card, quota system, citizen, naturalization, picture brides, and nativism* immigration stations: Angel Island, Castle Garden, |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Immigrants -- United States -- Encyclopedias
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Immigrants -- Encyclopedias
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JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Social Issues -- Emigration & Immigration.
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Emigration and immigration
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Immigrants
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Encyclopedias
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Encyclopedias
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| Subject |
United States
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| Genre/Form |
encyclopedias.
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Encyclopedias
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Encyclopedias.
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Encyclopédies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
00056673 |
| ISBN |
9781429440301 |
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1429440309 |
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9786610602940 |
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6610602948 |
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9780195113167 |
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0195113160 |
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