{"product_id":"america-for-americans-a-history-of-xenophobia-in-the-united-states-paperback","title":"America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErika Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis definitive history of American xenophobia is \"essential reading for anyone who wants to build a more inclusive society\" (Ibram X. Kendi, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Be an Antiracist\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e The United States is known as a nation of immigrants. But it is also a nation of xenophobia. In \u003ci\u003eAmerica for Americans\u003c\/i\u003e, Erika Lee shows that an irrational fear, hatred, and hostility toward immigrants has been a defining feature of our nation from the colonial era to the Trump era. Benjamin Franklin ridiculed Germans for their \"strange and foreign ways.\" Americans' anxiety over Irish Catholics turned xenophobia into a national political movement. Chinese immigrants were excluded, Japanese incarcerated, and Mexicans deported. Today, Americans fear Muslims, Latinos, and the so-called browning of America. Forcing us to confront this history, Lee explains how xenophobia works, why it has endured, and how it threatens America. Now updated with an epilogue reflecting on how the coronavirus pandemic turbocharged xenophobia, \u003ci\u003eAmerica for Americans\u003c\/i\u003e is an urgent spur to action for any concerned citizen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErika Lee \u003c\/b\u003eis a Regents Professor, the Rudolph J. Vecoli Chair in Immigration History, and director of the Immigration History Research Center at the University of Minnesota, and President-Elect of the Organization of American Historians. The author of \u003ci\u003eThe Making of Asian America\u003c\/i\u003e and other award-winning books, Lee lives in Minneapolis, MN.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64269110673757,"sku":"9781541672611","price":31.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1025\/5558\/2813\/files\/RW5FcDU4ZVErN2F3RHdHZkpDM045QT09.webp?v=1776775887","url":"https:\/\/novellybooks.com\/products\/america-for-americans-a-history-of-xenophobia-in-the-united-states-paperback","provider":"Novelly Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}