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UNINA9910480124303321 |
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Newton Lina |
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Illegal, Alien, or Immigrant : The Politics of Immigration Reform / / Lina Newton |
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New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2008] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (238 p.) |
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Immigrants - Government policy - United States |
Immigrants - United States |
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United States Emigration and immigration Government policy |
United States Emigration and immigration |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-220) and index. |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Terminology -- 1. Considering Unlikely Outcomes -- 2. Cases, Contexts, and the Puzzle of Policy Change -- 3. Contesting Illegalities -- 4. Immigrants versus Taxpayers -- 5. Problem Mexicans -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author |
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While the United States cherishes its identity as a nation of immigrants, the country’s immigration policies are historically characterized by cycles of openness and xenophobia. Outbursts of anti-immigrant sentiment among political leaders and in the broader public are fueled by a debate over who is worthy of being considered for full incorporation into the nation, and who is incapable of assimilating and taking on the characteristics and responsibilities associated with being an American. In Illegal, Alien, or Immigrant, Lina Newton carefully dissects the political debates over contemporary immigration reform. Beginning with a close look at the disputes of the 1980's and 1990's, she reveals how a shift in legislator’s portrayals of illegal immigrants-from positive to overwhelmingly negative-facilitated the introduction |
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and passing of controversial reforms. Newton’s analysis reveals how rival descriptions of immigrant groups and the flattering or disparaging myths that surround them define, shape, and can ultimately determine fights over immigration policy. Her pathbreaking findings will shed new light on the current political battles, their likely outcomes, and where to go from here. |
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UNINA9910969966203321 |
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Autore |
Davis Charles L., II |
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Building character : the racial politics of modern architectural style / / Charles L. Davis II |
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Pittsburgh, Pa. : , : University of Pittsburgh Press, , [2019] |
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9780822966821 |
0822966824 |
9780822986638 |
0822986639 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 275 pages) |
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Culture, politics, and the built environment |
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Architecture and race - History - 19th century |
Architecture and race - History - 20th century |
Architecture and society - History - 19th century |
Architecture and society - History - 20th century |
Architecture - Psychological aspects |
Democracy and architecture |
ARCHITECTURE / General |
Architecture and race |
Architecture and society |
History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Includes chapter notes (pages 235-254), bibliographical references |
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(pages 255-264), and index. |
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Part I. The Aryan character of alpine architecture. Campfires in the salon ; Beyond the primitive hut – Part II. The whiteness of American architecture. The search for an American architecture ; When public housing was white – Conclusion. Race, nature, and nation in postwar American architecture. |
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In the nineteenth-century paradigm of architectural organicism, the notion that buildings possessed character provided architects with a lens for relating the buildings they designed to the populations they served. Advances in scientific race theory enabled designers to think of "race" and "style" as manifestations of natural law: just as biological processes seemed to inherently regulate the racial characters that made humans a perfect fit for their geographical contexts, architectural characters became a rational product of design. Parallels between racial and architectural characters provided a rationalist model of design that fashioned some of the most influential national building styles of the past, from the pioneering concepts of French structural rationalism and German tectonic theory to the nationalist associations of the Chicago Style, the Prairie Style, and the International Style. In Building Character, Charles Davis traces the racial charge of the architectural writings of five modern theorists--Eugene Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, Gottfried Semper, Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, and William Lescaze--to highlight the social, political, and historical significance of the spatial, structural, and ornamental elements of modern architectural styles. |
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