Skip to content

E Pluribus Unum?: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives on Immigrant
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

E Pluribus Unum?: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives on Immigrant Political Incorporation Paperback - 2005

by Gary Gerstle (Editor); John Mollenkopf (Editor)


From the publisher

The political involvement of earlier waves of immigrants and their children was essential in shaping the American political climate in the first half of the twentieth century. Immigrant votes built industrial trade unions, fought for social protections and religious tolerance, and helped bring the Democratic Party to dominance in large cities throughout the country. In contrast, many scholars find that today's immigrants, whose numbers are fast approaching those of the last great wave, are politically apathetic and unlikely to assume a similar voice in their chosen country. E Pluribus Unum? delves into the wealth of research by historians of the Ellis Island era and by social scientists studying today's immigrants and poses a crucial question: What can the nation's past experience teach us about the political path modern immigrants and their children will take as Americans? E Pluribus Unum? explores key issues about the incorporation of immigrants into American public life, examining the ways that institutional processes, civic ideals, and cultural identities have shaped the political aspirations of immigrants. The volume presents some surprising re-assessments of the past as it assesses what may happen in the near future. An examination of party bosses and the party machine concludes that they were less influential political mobilizers than is commonly believed. Thus their absence from today's political scene may not be decisive. Some contributors argue that the contemporary political system tends to exclude immigrants, while others remind us that past immigrants suffered similar exclusions, achieving political power only after long and difficult struggles. Will the strong home country ties of today's immigrants inhibit their political interest here? Chapters on this topic reveal that transnationalism has always been prominent in the immigrant experience, and that today's immigrants may be even freer to act as dual citizens. E Pluribus Unum? theorizes about the fate of America's civic ethos--has it devolved from an ideal of liberal individualism to a fractured multiculturalism, or have we always had a culture of racial and ethnic fragmentation? Research in this volume shows that today's immigrant schoolchildren are often less concerned with ideals of civic responsibility than with forging their own identity and finding their own niche within the American system of racial and ethnic distinction. Incorporating the significant influx immigrants into American society is a central challenge for our civic and political institutions--one that cuts to the core of who we are as a people and as a nation. E Pluribus Unum? shows that while today's immigrants and their children are in some ways particularly vulnerable to political alienation, the process of assimilation was equally complex for earlier waves of immigrants. This past has much to teach us about the way immigration is again reshaping the nation.

Details

  • Title E Pluribus Unum?: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives on Immigrant Political Incorporation
  • Author Gary Gerstle (Editor); John Mollenkopf (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 436
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Russell Sage Foundation
  • Date March 30, 2005
  • ISBN 9780871543073 / 0871543079
  • Weight 1.49 lbs (0.68 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.82 x 6.06 x 1.09 in (22.40 x 15.39 x 2.77 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code 325.73

About the author

GARY GERSTLE is professor of history at the University of Maryland. JOHN MOLLENKOPF is professor of political science at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. CONTRIBUTORS: Gary Gerstle, John Mollenkopf, T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Louis DeSipio, Philip Gleason, Luis Eduardo Guarnizo, Desmond King, Ewa Morawska, Laurie Olsen, Evelyn Savidge Sterne, David Tyack, and Reed Ueda.
Back to Top

More Copies for Sale

E Pluribus Unum?: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives on Immigrant Political Incorporation

E Pluribus Unum?: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives on Immigrant Political Incorporation

  • Used
  • Paperback
Condition
Like New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780871543073
ISBN 10
0871543079
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Seattle, Washington, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£19.17
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Russell Sage Foundation, 2005. Paperback. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
£19.17
FREE shipping to USA
E Pluribus Unum?: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives on Immigrant Political Incorporation

E Pluribus Unum?: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives on Immigrant Political Incorporation

  • Used
  • very good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Very Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780871543073
ISBN 10
0871543079
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Seattle, Washington, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£19.17
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Russell Sage Foundation, 2005. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
£19.17
FREE shipping to USA
E Pluribus Unum?: Contemporary And Historicalperspectives On Immigrant Political Incorporation
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

E Pluribus Unum?: Contemporary And Historicalperspectives On Immigrant Political Incorporation

by Editor-Gary Gerstle; Editor-John H. Mollenkopf

  • Used
  • good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780871543073
ISBN 10
0871543079
Quantity Available
1
Seller
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£24.94
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Russell Sage Foundation Publications, 2005-03-30. Paperback. Good.
Item Price
£24.94
FREE shipping to USA
E Pluribus Unum?: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives on Immigrant Political Incorporation
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

E Pluribus Unum?: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives on Immigrant Political Incorporation

by Gerstle, Gary [Editor]; Mollenkopf, John [Editor];

  • New
  • Paperback
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780871543073
ISBN 10
0871543079
Quantity Available
1
Seller
San Diego, California, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£68.88
£4.36 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Russell Sage Foundation, 2005-03-24. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
Item Price
£68.88
£4.36 shipping to USA