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xiii, 278 pages : map ; 24 cm |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
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Gender group: gdr Women lcdgt |
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Nationality/regional group: nat Americans lcdgt |
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Occupational/field of activity group: occ University and college faculty members lcdgt |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-266) and index. |
| Contents |
Lies, fairytales, and fallacies : immigration and the complexity of black public opinion -- Citizens first? African Americans as conflicted nativists -- Emigrants, immigrants and refugees: immigration as a strategy for black liberation (1815-1862) -- (Re)Remembering race : collective memory and racial hierarchy in the present -- Conflicted nativism : an empirical view -- Beyond immigration : black public opinion and American identity in the twenty-first century -- Appendix A: Interview Questionnaire -- Appendix B: Race and nation survey. |
| Summary |
What has an expanded immigration regime meant for how blacks express national attachment? In this book, Niambi Michele Carter argues that immigration, both historically and in the contemporary moment, has served as a reminder of the limited inclusion of African Americans in the body politic. Blacks use immigration as a way to express their concerns about how race operates to structure and constrain their place in the American political landscape. Carter draws on original interview material and empirical data on African American political opinion to offer the first theory of black public opinion. |
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African Americans -- Ethnic relations.
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African Americans -- Attitudes.
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Immigrants -- United States -- Ethnic relations.
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United States -- Ethnic relations.
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African Americans -- Race identity.
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United States -- Race relations.
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Nativism.
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Public opinion.
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Public opinion -- United States.
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| Added Title |
African Americans, immigration, and the limits of citizenship |
| ISBN |
9780190053543 paperback : $32.95 |
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0190053542 paperback |
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9780190053550 hardcover |
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0190053550 hardcover |
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