Immigrant Life in New York City, 1825-1863
Title | Immigrant Life in New York City, 1825-1863 PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Ernst |
Publisher | Syracuse University Press |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 1994-10-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780815602903 |
This is a historical study of acculturation in New York City. It documents the Americanization of foreign enclaves within the city, showing the effects produced by church, school, foreign-language press and libraries - the methods by which the Democratic Party enlisted the immigrant vote.
Immigrant Life in New York City, 1825-1863. [With a Bibliography.].
Title | Immigrant Life in New York City, 1825-1863. [With a Bibliography.]. PDF eBook |
Author | Robert ERNST (of Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.) |
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Pages | 331 |
Release | 1949 |
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Immigrant Life in New York City
Title | Immigrant Life in New York City PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Ernst (Historien.) |
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Pages | 331 |
Release | 1949 |
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Inmigrant Life in New York City
Title | Inmigrant Life in New York City PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Ernst |
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Pages | 331 |
Release | 1949 |
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The Road to Mobocracy
Title | The Road to Mobocracy PDF eBook |
Author | Paul A. Gilje |
Publisher | UNC Press Books |
Pages | 334 |
Release | 2014-06-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1469608634 |
The Road to Mobocracy is the first major study of public disorder in New York City from the Revolutionary period through the Jacksonian era. During that time, the mob lost its traditional, institutional role as corporate safety valve and social corrective, tolerated by public officials. It became autonomous, a violent menace to individual and public good expressing the discordant urges and fears of a pluralistic society. Indeed, it tested the premises of democratic government. Paul Gilje relates the practices of New York mobs to their American and European roots and uses both historical and anthropological methods to show how those mobs adapted to local conditions. He questions many of the traditional assumptions about the nature of the mob and scrutinizes explanations of its transformation: among them, the loss of a single-interest society, industrialization and changes in the workforce, increased immigration, and the rise of sub-classes in American society. Gilje's findings can be extended to other cities. The lucid narrative incorporates meticulous and exhaustive archival research that unearths hundreds of New York City disturbances -- about the Revolution, bawdy-houses, theaters, dogs and hogs, politics, elections, ethnic conflict, labor actions, religion. Illustrations recreate the turbulent atmosphere of the city; maps, graphs, and tables define the spacial and statistical dimensions of its ferment. The book is a major contribution to our understanding of social change in the early Republic as well as to the history of early New York, urban studies, and rioting.
Immigration and American History
Title | Immigration and American History PDF eBook |
Author | University of Minnesota |
Publisher | U of Minnesota Press |
Pages | 363 |
Release | 1961 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1452910340 |
Based on a conference at the University of Minnesota, Jan. 29-30, 1960.
Daily Life in Immigrant America, 1820-1870
Title | Daily Life in Immigrant America, 1820-1870 PDF eBook |
Author | James M. Bergquist |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 329 |
Release | 2007-12-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0313065357 |
Early nineteenth century America saw the first wave of post-Independence immigration. Germans, Irish, Englishmen, Scandinavians, and even Chinese on the west coast began to arrive in significant numbers, profoundly impacting national developments like westward expansion, urban growth, industrialization, city and national politics, and the Civil War. This volume explores the early immigrants' experience, detailing where they came from, what their journey to America was like, where they entered their new nation, and where they eventually settled. Life in immigrant communities is examined, particularly those areas of life unsettled by the clash of cultures and adjustment to a new society. Immigrant contributions to American society are also highlighted, as are the battles fought to gain wider acceptance by mainstream culture. Engaging narrative chapters explore the experience from the viewpoint of the individua, the catalysts for leaving one's homeland, new immigrant settlements and the differences among them, social, religious, and familial structures within the immigrant communities, and the effects of the Civil War and the beginning of the new immigrant wave of the 1870s. Images and a selected bibliography supplement this thorough reference source, making it ideal for students of American history and culture.