To be an American cultural pluralism and the rhetoric of assimilation
The impetus behind California's Proposition 187 clearly reflects the growing anti-immigrant sentiment in this country. Many Americans regard today's new immigrants as not truly American, as somehow less committed to the ideals on which the country was founded. In clear, precise terms, Bill...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
New York University Press
[1997]
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| Colección: | Critical America.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009432624306719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front matter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. A Superior Multicultural Experience
- Chapter 2. A Nation of Immigrants, a History of Nativism
- Chapter 3. Mi Cliente y Amigo: Rodolfo Martinez Padilla
- Chapter 4. Searching for the Truth about Immigrants and Jobs
- Chapter 5. How Much Do Immigrants Cost? The Methodology Wars
- Chapter 6. Contextualizing Immigration
- Chapter 7. Low-Wage Immigrants and African Americans
- Chapter 8. Beyond the Economic Debate: The Cultural Complaint
- Chapter 9. The Challenge to Cultural Pluralists: Interethnic Group Conflict and Separatism
- Chapter 10. A New Way of Looking at America
- Chapter 11. Back to Superior
- Notes
- Index
