Special Sorrows: The Diasporic Imagination of Irish, Polish, and Jewish Immigrants in the United States

by Matthew Frye Jacobson

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"A scholarly study of the real roots of what Jacobson calls 'America's largely assimilated but ultimately "unmeltable" ethics.' It's a startling point of view for readers who are accustomed to the self-congratulatory myth of America as a beacon of liberty to which the 'huddled masses' of the world look with longing."-Jonathan Kirsch, Los Angeles Times

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520233425

ISBN13:9780520233423

Release Date:May 2002

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:340 Pages

Weight:1.06 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

19th Century Americas Education & Reference Ethnic Studies History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics

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