Richard Alba
"A luminous synthesis that, through astute comparisons, sheds a bright light on key questions about immigration. In a New Land is utterly refreshing."
—co-author of Remaking the American Mainstream: Assimilation and Contemporary Immigration
From the Publisher
“This book should be both a pleasure to read for both those who are immersed in the study of immigration and those less versed in the history and dynamics of these movements. For the latter, In a New Land will provide an excellent and thought provoking introduction. For the former . . . the book will stimulate thought about how to better understand this complex process.”
-Douglas Gurak,Anthropology and Education Quarterly
“[A] highly valuable contribution to the field. Both historians and sociologists studying immigration will want to read this book.”
-Deirdre M. Moloney,George Mason University
“This important and timely book encompasses a great deal. . . . Foner’s definition of race in the 21st century is invaluable.”
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“Excellent reading for anyone interested in ethnicity, race, and immigration patterns and policies.”
-Bryan Thompson,Journal of American History
“Foner does social science a great service, revealing . . . how immigration functions in other contexts, past and present, and in so doing unveiling the peculiarities of the United States as an immigrant-receiving society.”
-Douglas Massey,Contexts
George M. Fredrickson
"In a New Land is full of fresh information and new interpretations. Most remarkable is Nancy Foner's command of the vast social scientific and historical literature that bears on her subject. In a New Land sets a new standard for interdisciplinary comparative studies."
—author of Racism: A Short History
Rubén G. Rumbaut
"In this engaging and insightful book, Nancy Foner brings a comparative lens to the analysis of contemporary immigration in the United States. Building on her work over the past three decades, Foner’s ‘trans-temporal, trans-urban, and trans-national’ comparisons offer fresh perspectives on assimilation, racism, and the diverse transformations of immigrants and their children and of the urban and national contexts that absorb them."
—co-author of Immigrant America: A Portrait
