Inventing America's First Immigration Crisis: Political Nativism in the Antebellum West

Why have Americans expressed concern about immigration at some times but not at others? In pursuit of an answer, this book examines America's first nativist movement, which responded to the rapid influx of 4.2 million immigrants between 1840 and 1860 and culminated in the dramatic rise of the N...

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Main Author: Ritter, Luke (Author)
Corporate Author: Project Muse (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
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Published: New York [New York] Fordham University Press 2021
In:Year: 2021
Edition:First edition
Series/Journal:Catholic practice in North America
Further subjects:B Anti-Catholicism (West (U.S.)) History 19th century
B Religion and beliefs
B Religion History 19th century
B Social and ethical issues
B Social discrimination and social justice
B Society and culture: general
B Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church
B Christianity
B History
B Social discrimination & inequality
B Philosophy and Religion
B Religion History Political aspects (West (U.S.)) 19th century
B History and Archaeology
B Immigrants (West (U.S.)) Religious aspects 19th century
B History of the Americas
B Christian Churches, denominations, groups
B Nativism History 19th century
B Society and Social Sciences
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