Working Toward Whiteness: How America's Immigrants Became White: The Strange ...

Description: Working Toward Whiteness: How America's Immigrants Became White: The Strange Journey from Ellis Island to the Suburbs Roediger, David R. Product Overview At the vanguard of the study of race and labor in American history, David Roediger is one of the most highly respected scholars in his field. He is also the author of the now-classic The Wages of Whiteness , a study of racism in the development of a white working class in nineteenth-century America. In Working Toward Whiteness , he continues that history into the twentieth century, recounting how American ethnic groups that are considered white today, such as Jewish-, Italian-, and Polish-Americans, once occupied a confused racial status in their new country.While some historians have claimed that these immigrants were white on arrival,” Roediger paints a very different picture, showing that it wasn't until the 1920s (ironically, just when immigration laws became much more restrictive), that these ethnic groups definitively became part of white America, primarily thanks to the nascent labor movement and a rise in home-buying.From ethnic slurs to racially restrictive covenants the real estate agreements that ensured all-white neighborhoods Working Toward Whiteness explores the murky realities of race in twentieth-century America. In this masterful history, which is sure to be a key text in its field, David Roediger charts the strange transformation of these new immigrants into the white ethnics” of America today. Read more Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ Basic Books; Text is Free of Markings edition (May 31, 2005) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 352 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0465070736 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 32 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.36 pounds Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches Best Sellers Rank: #1,623,695 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #993 in U.S. Immigrant History #14,064 in Ethnic Studies (Books) #993 in U.S. Immigrant History #14,064 in Ethnic Studies (Books) Quality Products Have peace of mind knowing that your order will arrive as descried if not better. That means that you'll have confidence when placing your order. Free Shipping We are proud to offer free shipping on this item. Take advantage of it while you can! Commitment We are committed to making sure that you leave this transaction satisfied. That means having access to real people that get your questions and concerns answered quickly. Give us a shot and we will make sure that you will look to us again!

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