American Immigration ─ An Encyclopedia of Political, Social, and Cultural Change

Material in this four-volume reference for high school and up is generally sympathetic to immigrant rights. Volume 1 is divided into two parts on the causes, processes, and demographic and settlement patterns of immigration, and the history of immigration from earliest times to the present. Volume 2 explores society, culture, and politics, touching on topics such as assimilation, language and media, economics and labor, health and education, welfare and public benefits, and religious groups. Volume 3 is divided into two parts. The first part examines nations of origin and US destinations, offering data and descriptions of immigrant communities in eight US cities, as well as rural and suburban America. The second part of Volume 3 presents international perspectives on issues such as American emigration abroad, international law, the global economy, and human trafficking. Volume 4 offers a collection of letters, legislation, treaties, newspaper editorials, White House statements, and other documents, from 1775 to the present. (Major current legislation is summarized rather than presented in document form.) The reference is illustrated with b&w news photos, historical posters, political cartoons, b&w maps, and data charts. The reference was originally published in 2001 as Encyclopedia of American Immigration. This second edition reflects developments since 2001. Also available from Sharpe Online Reference (US History & Culture Collection). Annotation c2014 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)