Multiculturalism in the United States: A Comparative Guide to Acculturation and Ethnicity

Buenker, John D. [Editor]; Ratner, Lormen A. [Editor];

ISBN 10: 0313324042 / ISBN 13: 9780313324048

Published by Greenwood, 2005

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2005 pictorial hardcover. Very minor shelf wear to covers and edges. Pages are unmarked.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Multiculturalism in the United States: A Comparative Guide to Acculturation and Ethnicity
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0313324042
• ISBN 13: 9780313324048
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: As New
• Weight: 38 ounces

About this title

Synopsis

Interest in ethnic studies and multiculturalism has grown considerably in the years since the 1992 publication of the first edition of this work. Co-editors Ratner and Buenker have revised and updated the first edition of Multiculturalism in the United States to reflect the changes, patterns, and shifts in immigration showing how American culture affects immigrants and is affected by them. Common topics that helped determine the degree and pace of acculturation for each ethnic group are addressed in each of the 17 essays, providing the reader with a comparative reference tool. Seven new ethnic groups are included: Arabs, Haitians, Vietnamese, Koreans, Filipinos, Asian Indians, and Dominicans. New essays on the Irish, Chinese, and Mexicans are provided as are revised and updated essays on the remaining groups from the first edition.

The contribution to American culture by people of these diverse origins reflects differences in class, occupation, and religion. The authors explain the tensions and conflicts between American culture and the traditions of newly arrived immigrants. Changes over time that both of the cultures brought to America and of the culture that received them is also discussed. Essays on representative ethnic groups include African-Americans, American Indians, Arabs, Asian Indians, Chinese, Dominicans, Filipinos, Germans, Haitians, Irish, Italians, Jews, Koreans, Mexicans, Poles, Scandinavians, and the Vietnamese.

About the Author

John D. Buenker is Professor Emeritus of History at University of Wisconsin and the author of other Greenwood books, including the first edition of this title.

Lorman A. Ratner is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Tennessee and Adjunct Professor of History at University of Illinois, Urbana. He is also the author of several Greenwood books, including the first edition of this title.