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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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 History 19th century
B Religion History Political aspects (West (U.S.)) 19th century
B Immigrants (West (U.S.)) Religious aspects 19th century
B Nativism History 19th century
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780823289844
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