One Mighty and Irresistible Tide - The Epic Struggle Over American Immigration, 1924-1965 (Hardcover)

The idea of the United States as a nation of immigrants has been at the core of the American narrative. But in 1924, Congress instituted a law that choked off large-scale immigration for decades, sharply curtailing arrivals from southern and eastern Europe and banning those from Asia. In a riveting narrative with a fascinating cast of characters, Jia Lynn Yang recounts how lawmakers, activists and presidents worked relentlessly for the next forty years-through a world war, a global refugee crisis and McCarthyist fever-to abolish the 1924 law. The 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, one of the most transformative laws in the country's history, ended the system of racial biases and opened the door to non-white migration at levels never seen before-changing America in ways that those who debated it could hardly have imagined.

General

Imprint:	W W Norton & Co Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2020
Authors:	Jia Lynn Yang
Dimensions:	244 x 163 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-393-63584-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-393-63584-8
Barcode:	9780393635843

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