The guarded gate : bigotry, eugenics, and the law that kept two generations of Jews, Italians, and o...
The guarded gate : bigotry, eugenics, and the law that kept two generations of Jews, Italians, and o...
The guarded gate : bigotry, eugenics, and the law that kept two generations of Jews, Italians, and other European immigrants out of America / Daniel Okrent.
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Publisher
New York : Scribner, 2019.
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G 2019/4882
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvi, 478 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
A note from (and about) the author -- Prologue: Ellis Island, 1925 -- Part I: Enough! Enough! We want no more!. The future betterment of the human race ; Thrifty, capable Yankee blood ; The warfare of the cradle ; The kindled fire ; Short, sober, musical rapists ; To hell with Jews, Jesuits, and ste...
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Publisher
New York : Scribner, 2019.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2019.
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Summary
"From Pulitzer Prize finalist Daniel Okrent, the definitive and timely account of a forgotten dark chapter of American history. The Guarded Gate tells the story of the scientists who provided the intellectual justification for the harshest immigration law in American history and the men who turned their 'science' into politics. Brandished by the up...
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The guarded gate : bigotry, eugenics, and the law that kept two generations of Jews, Italians, and other European immigrants out of America / Daniel Okrent.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-451) and index.
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G 2019/4882
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74VKV5rkLRBO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV5rkLRBO
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ISBN
9781476798035 (hardcover)
1476798036 (hardcover)
9781476798059 (pbk.)
1476798052 (pbk.)
DDC
344.73048
MMS ID
991024269628202626
