Considering ethnicity in terms of race,language, religion and national origin, this important textexamines its effects on social relations, public policy andeconomic development. A thorough survey of the role that ethnicity has played inshaping the history of the United States, including the effects ofethnicity on social relations, public policy and economicdevelopmentIncludes histories of a wide range of ethnic groups includingAfrican Americans, Native Americans, Jews, Chinese, Europeans,Japanese, Muslims, Koreans, and LatinosExamines the interaction of ethnic groups with one another andthe dynamic processes of acculturation, modernization, andassimilation; as well as the history of immigrationRevised and updated material in the fourth edition reflectscurrent thinking and recent history, bringing the story up to thepresent and including the impact of 9/11

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