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This definitive history of American xenophobia is “essential reading for anyone who wants to build a more inclusive society” (Ibram X. Kendi, New York Times-bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist)
The United States is known as a nation of immigrants. But it is also a nation of xenophobia. In America for Americans, Erika Lee shows that an irrational fear, hatred, and hostility toward immigrants has been a defining feature of our nation from the colonial era to the Trump era. Benjamin Franklin ridiculed Germans for their “strange and foreign ways.” Americans’ anxiety over Irish Catholics turned xenophobia into a national political movement. Chinese immigrants were excluded, Japanese incarcerated, and Mexicans deported.
Today, Americans fear Muslims, Latinos, and the so-called browning of America. Forcing us to confront this history, Lee explains how xenophobia works, why it has endured, and how it threatens America. Now updated with an afterword reflecting on how the coronavirus pandemic turbocharged xenophobia, America for Americans is an urgent spur to action for any concerned citizen.
From the Publisher
Publisher : Basic Books (June 15, 2021)
Language : English
Paperback : 480 pages
ISBN-10 : 1541672615
ISBN-13 : 978-1541672611
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.45 x 1.8 x 8.25 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book informative and well-researched on the history of immigration in America. They describe it as an eye-opener on how immigrants are viewed based on race. The writing quality is also appreciated, with customers finding the author knowledgeable and getting the facts and story correctly.
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