From Ellis Island to JFK: New York`s Two Great Waves of Immigration
"A fascinating guide to the place of immigrants in American society and history . . . unusually objective, lucid, and nuanced." --Reed Ueda, Tufts University"A thorough, comprehensive and carefully comparative analysis . . . essential reading" --Herbert J. Gans, Author of Popular Culture and High Culture"Searching and highly readable. . . . Foner contributes to the dialogue of what it means to call America a nation of immigrants."   --Publishers Weekly"Steeped in relevant literature, always judicious, and yet never pulling a punch, . . . beautifully written ." --Roger Waldinger, University of California, Los Angeles"Through masterful comparison of the experience of immigrants in two historical eras, Foner challenges the doomsayers among us . . . lucid" --Douglas S. Massey, University of Pennsylvania"With incisive analysis and telling examples . . . brilliantly illuminat[ing]" --Richard Alba, Professor of Sociology and Public Policy, State University of New York at Albany