Autore	McDonald Jason (Jason J.)
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2007
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (xi, 260 p.)
Disciplina	305.800973
Soggetto topico	Cultural pluralism - United States - History Ethnicity - United States - History Ethnology - United States - History Minorities - United States - History Minorities - United States - Social conditions
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-280-86650-0 9786610866502 0-7486-2863-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Acknowledgements; 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.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910457662103321

Autore	McDonald Jason (Jason J.)
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2007
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (xi, 260 p.)
Disciplina	305.800973
Soggetto topico	Cultural pluralism - United States - History Ethnicity - United States - History Ethnology - United States - History Minorities - United States - History Minorities - United States - Social conditions
ISBN	1-280-86650-0 9786610866502 0-7486-2863-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Acknowledgements; 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.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910820956903321

Autore	Bashi Treitler Vilna
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, 2013
Descrizione fisica	xi, 225 p
Disciplina	305.800973
Collana	Stanford Studies in Comparative Race and Ethnicity Stanford studies in comparative race and ethnicity
Soggetto topico	Ethnicity - United States - History Racism - United States - History Race - Social aspects - United States - History
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-8047-8728-X
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- chapter 1. RACISM AND ETHNIC MYTHS -- chapter 2. HOW ETHNIC AND RACIAL STRUCTURES OPERATE -- chapter 3. ETHNIC WINNERS AND LOSERS -- chapter 4. THE IRISH, CHINESE, ITALIANS, AND JEWS -- chapter 5. THE NATIVE AMERICANS, MEXICANS, AND AFRO-CARIBBEANS -- chapter 6. AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THE FAILED ETHNIC PROJECT -- chapter 7. THE FUTURE OF U.S. ETHNORACISM -- NOTES -- INDEX
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910463113703321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (346 p.)
Disciplina	304.2/0973
Altri autori (Persone)	NostrandRichard L <1939-> (Richard Lee) EstavilleLawrence E (Lawrence Ernest)
Collana	Creating the North American landscape
Soggetto topico	Human geography - United States Regionalism - United States - History Place (Philosophy) Cultural pluralism - United States - History Ethnicity - United States - History Immigrants - United States - History Minorities - United States - History
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-8018-7660-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	""Contents""; ""List of Maps, Figures, and Tables""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction Free Land, Dry Land, Homeland""; ""Chapter One The New England Yankee Homeland""; ""Chapter Two The Pennsylvanian Homeland""; ""Chapter Three Old Order Amish Homelands""; ""Chapter Four Blacks in the Plantation South Unique Homelands""; ""Chapter Five The Creole Coast Homeland to Substrate""; ""Chapter Six Nouvelle Acadie The Cajun Homeland"" ""Chapter Seven La Tierra Tejana A South Texas Homeland"" ""Chapter Eight The Anglo-Texan Homeland""; ""Chapter Nine The Kiowa Homeland in Oklahoma""; ""Chapter Ten The Highland-Hispano Homeland""; ""Chapter Eleven The Navajo Homeland""; ""Chapter Twelve Mormondoma's Deseret Homeland""; ""Chapter Thirteen California's Emerging Russian Homeland""; ""Chapter Fourteen Montana's Emerging Montane Homeland""; ""Chapter Fifteen American Homelands A Dissenting View""; ""References"" ""Contributors"" ""Index""
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910455010803321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Salt Lake City, : University of Utah Press, c2001
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (270 p.)
Disciplina	305.8/00973
Altri autori (Persone)	OrserCharles E
Collana	Foundations of archaeological inquiry
Soggetto topico	Ethnoarchaeology - United States Race - Social aspects - United States - History Ethnicity - United States - History African Americans - Race identity African Americans - History African Americans - Social conditions
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-60781-808-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910450577103321