About this title: Illuminates the history of Boston, focussing on the life of people from the perspective of the social historian. The author explores a range of subjects - peasant society and the causes of European migration, population growth and industrial development, the ideology of progress and Catholic thought, urban politics and the dynamics of prejudice. One feature that stands out is the refutation of the popular notion that the American community, local or national, has been able to accept great contingencies of foreign population without experiencing significant and lasting modifications of its own ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780674079861ISBN:0674079868
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780674079861ISBN:0674079868
Description: New. Brand new books, maps and cd's available immediately from a reputable and well rated UK bookseller; despatched promptly and reliably worldwide. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HARVARD UNIV PR
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780674079861ISBN:0674079868
Description: New. As fresh in 1991 as when it first published a half-century ago, "Boston's Immigrants" illuminates the history of a particular city and an important phase of the American experience. Focusing on the life of people from the perspective of the social h... read more
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