The Ethnic Dimension in American History ebook

The Ethnic Dimension in American History is a thoroughsurvey of the role that ethnicity has played in shaping the historyof the United States. Considering ethnicity in terms of race,language, religion and national origin, this important textexamines its effects on social relations, public policy andeconomic development. * A thorough survey of the role that ethnicity has played inshaping the history of the United States, including the effects ofethnicity on social relations, public policy and economicdevelopment * Includes histories of a wide range of ethnic groups includingAfrican Americans, Native Americans, Jews, Chinese, Europeans,Japanese, Muslims, Koreans, and Latinos * Examines the interaction of ethnic groups with one another andthe dynamic processes of acculturation, modernization, andassimilation; as well as the history of immigration * Revised and updated material in the fourth edition reflectscurrent thinking and recent history, bringing the story up to thepresent and including the impact of 9/11