From Ellis Island to JFK: New York`s Two Great Waves of Immigration

Type

Book

Authors

Professor Nancy Foner

ISBN 10

0300082266

ISBN 13

9780300082265

Tags

State & Local, Immigrants, Emigration & Immigration, Political Science

Description

Two great waves of immigration -- one at the start of the twentieth century and another in its final decades -- transformed the history and personality of New York City. This book, the first in-depth comparison of New York's two most recent immigration eras, reassesses the myths that surround both sets of immigrants. - from Amzon

Number of Copies