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Strangers in the land:

patterns of American nativism, 1860-1925
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Rutgers University Press, 1955 - Social Science - 431 pages

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Review: Strangers in the Land: Patterns of American Nativism, 1860-1925

User Review  - Eddy Allen - Goodreads

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Review: Strangers in the Land: Patterns of American Nativism, 1860-1925

User Review  - Hotavio - Goodreads

Strangers in the Land was one of the first books to deal with the concept of nativism, which was the defensive mechanisms employed by white Americans in the face of surges in immigration. Higham ... Read full review

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Contents

PATTERNS IN THE AAAKING
3
THE AGE OF CONFIDENCE
12
CRISIS IN THE EIGHTIES
35
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