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Harvard encyclopedia of American ethnic groups
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Harvard encyclopedia of American ethnic groups

Author: Stephan Thernstrom
Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University, 1980.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Informative and entertaining, this volume is an indispensable reference work for home, library, and office. It establishes a foundation for the burgeoning field of ethnic studies; it will satisfy and stimulate the popular interest in ancestry and heritage. It is a guide to the history, culture, and distinctive characteristics of the more than 100 ethnic groups who live in the United States. This is a comprehensive  Read more...
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Harvard encyclopedia of American ethnic groups.
Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University, 1980
(OCoLC)565258373
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Stephan Thernstrom
ISBN: 0674375122 9780674375123
OCLC Number: 6554009
Description: xxv, 1076 p. : maps ; 29 cm.
Responsibility: Stephan Thernstrom, editor ; Ann Orlov, managing editor, Oscar Handlin, consulting editor.
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Abstract:

Informative and entertaining, this volume is an indispensable reference work for home, library, and office. It establishes a foundation for the burgeoning field of ethnic studies; it will satisfy and stimulate the popular interest in ancestry and heritage. It is a guide to the history, culture, and distinctive characteristics of the more than 100 ethnic groups who live in the United States. This is a comprehensive guide to more than 100 American groups with ethnic, religious, cultural, or regional identities. In addition there are almost 30 essays on related issues. For each signed group entry, the entire range of experience is discussed from the group's origins, migration, arrival and settlement, to its economic, social, cultural, religious life, and its experiences with education and politics. Maps and tables are included. This is a standard source, though now somewhat limited, especially for Asian peoples. Recommended for high school collections. This is a comprehensive guide to more than 100 American groups with ethnic, religious, cultural, or regional identities. In addition there are almost 30 essays on related issues. For each signed group entry, the entire range of experience is discussed from the group's origins, migration, arrival and settlement, to its economic, social, cultural, religious life, and its experiences with education and politics. Maps and tables are included. This is a standard source, though now somewhat limited, especially for Asian peoples. Recommended for high school collections.

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