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Dividing Lines: The Politics of Immigration Control in America
Daniel J. Tichenor
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Description for Dividing Lines: The Politics of Immigration Control in America
Paperback. Immigration is perhaps the most enduring and elemental leitmotif of America. This book presents a study of the politics and policies it has inspired, from the founders' earliest efforts to shape American identity to the struggles over Third World immigration, noncitizen rights, and illegal aliens. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
Immigration is perhaps the most enduring and elemental leitmotif of America. This book is the most powerful study to date of the politics and policies it has inspired, from the founders' earliest efforts to shape American identity to today's revealing struggles over Third World immigration, noncitizen rights, and illegal aliens. Weaving a robust new theoretical approach into a sweeping history, Daniel Tichenor ties together previous studies' idiosyncratic explanations for particular, pivotal twists and turns of immigration policy. He tells the story of lively political battles between immigration defenders and doubters over time and of the transformative policy regimes they built. ... Read more
Immigration is perhaps the most enduring and elemental leitmotif of America. This book is the most powerful study to date of the politics and policies it has inspired, from the founders' earliest efforts to shape American identity to today's revealing struggles over Third World immigration, noncitizen rights, and illegal aliens. Weaving a robust new theoretical approach into a sweeping history, Daniel Tichenor ties together previous studies' idiosyncratic explanations for particular, pivotal twists and turns of immigration policy. He tells the story of lively political battles between immigration defenders and doubters over time and of the transformative policy regimes they built. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691088051
SKU
V9780691088051
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About Daniel J. Tichenor
Daniel J. Tichenor is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University. He has published extensively in leading journals on immigration policy.
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Winner of the Gladys M. Kammerer Award