LEADER 05475nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910457662103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-86650-0 010 $a9786610866502 010 $a0-7486-2863-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000351216 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24071149 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000102055 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11113737 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000102055 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10043737 035 $a(PQKB)10148207 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC299553 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL299553 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10435312 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL86650 035 $a(OCoLC)476077881 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000351216 100 $a20070326d2007 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmerican ethnic history$b[electronic resource] $ethemes and perspectives /$fJason McDonald 210 $aEdinburgh $cEdinburgh University Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 260 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7486-1633-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [209]-252) and indexes. 327 $aAcknowledgements; Introduction; I. DEFINING ETHNICITY; 1. The Origins and Nature of Ethnic Identity; Introduction; Terminology: Ethnic, Ethnicity, Ethny; Ethnicity: Inherited or Invented?; Race: Variant of Ethnicity or Independent Variable?; Summary; II. PERSPECTIVES ON AMERICAN ETHNIC DIVERSITY; 2. The Making of American Ethnic Diversity; Introduction; Hegemonic Origins: Conquest; Hegemonic Origins: Involuntary Migration; Overcoming Biases in Immigration History; Causes of Immigration; Summary; 3. Ethnic Adaptation; Introduction; Assimilation: The Melting Pot; Assimilation: Challenging the Melting Pot; Assimilation: Anglo-Conformity; Pluralism; Beyond the Assimilation-Pluralism Dichotomy; Summary; III. MAINSTREAM SOCIETY'S PERCEPTIONS AND POLICIES; 4. Ethnicity and the American Creed; Introduction; A 'world-wide welcome'?; 'Land of the Free': Equality or Inequality?; 'Safety': Ethnic Violence; Summary; 5. Ethnic Incorporation; Introduction; Residential Patterns; Education: 'The Great Equalizer'?; Social Mobility: The 'Land of Opportunity'?; Summary; IV. MINORITY GROUP RESPONSES TO AMERICAN LIFE; 6. Ethnic Collective Action; Introduction; Causes of Ethnic Collective Action; Varieties of Ethnic Collective Behaviour; Passive Participation: Accommodationism; Passive Non-Participation: Separatism; Active Participation: Reformism; Active Non-Participation: Irredentism, Radicalism; Inter-Ethnic Relations; Summary; 7. Confronting Challenges to Ethnic Allegiance; Introduction; Ethnic Boundaries: Fixed or Impermanent?; Agents of Particularism; Culture, Language; Institutions, Religion; Family; Competing Particularisms: Class; Competing Particularisms: Gender; Intermarriage and Boundary Erosion; Summary; Glossary; Bibliography; Index. 330 $aJason McDonald provides a framework for examining and comprehending the varied historical experiences of ethnic groups in the US. As well as providing an accessible introduction to the field of American ethnic history, the text serves as a valuable reference tool for seasoned scholars. 330 $bThis book provides a new framework for examining and comprehending the varied historical experiences of ethnic groups in the United States. Thematically organized and comparative in outlook, it explores how historians have grappled with questions that bear upon a key aspect of the American experience: ethnicity. How did the United States come to have such an ethnically diverse population? What contribution, if any, has this ethnic diversity made to the shaping of American culture and institutions? How easily and at what levels have ethnic and racial minorities been incorporated, if at all, into the social and economic structures of the United States? Has incorporation been a uniform process or has it varied from group to group? As well as providing readers with an accessible yet authoritative introduction to the field of American ethnic history, the book serves as a valuable reference tool for more experienced researchers.Key Features:*Adopts a comparative and thematic approach that helps to demystify this complex and controversial subject.*Provides an orderly and readable introduction to the main issues and debates surrounding the topic.*Detailed and broad-ranging discussion of historiography enables readers to find more specialized works on topics in which they are interested. 606 $aCultural pluralism$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aEthnicity$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aEthnology$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aMinorities$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aMinorities$zUnited States$xSocial conditions 607 $aUnited States$xEthnic relations 607 $aUnited States$xSocial conditions 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCultural pluralism$xHistory. 615 0$aEthnicity$xHistory. 615 0$aEthnology$xHistory. 615 0$aMinorities$xHistory. 615 0$aMinorities$xSocial conditions. 676 $a305.800973 700 $aMcDonald$b Jason$g(Jason J.)$0872400 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457662103321 996 $aAmerican ethnic history$92151830 997 $aUNINA