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1 Themes and Perspectives

  • Aristide R. Zolberg
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A Nation by Design
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© 2021 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

© 2021 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Acknowledgments vii
  4. 1 Themes and Perspectives 1
  5. 2 From Empire to Republic 24
  6. 3 An Acquisitive Upstart 58
  7. 4 The American System 99
  8. 5 Tocqueville’s Footnote 125
  9. 6 Seward’s Other Follies 166
  10. 7 “An Intelligent and Effective Restriction” 199
  11. 8 A Nation Like the Others 243
  12. 9 The Ambiguities of Reform 293
  13. 10 The Elusive Quest for Coherence 337
  14. 11 Why the Gates Were Not Shut 382
  15. Conclusion: National Design in a Globalizing World 432
  16. Appendix: Immigration Graphs 461
  17. Abbreviations 475
  18. Notes 477
  19. Index 637
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674045460-002

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Acknowledgments vii
  4. 1 Themes and Perspectives 1
  5. 2 From Empire to Republic 24
  6. 3 An Acquisitive Upstart 58
  7. 4 The American System 99
  8. 5 Tocqueville’s Footnote 125
  9. 6 Seward’s Other Follies 166
  10. 7 “An Intelligent and Effective Restriction” 199
  11. 8 A Nation Like the Others 243
  12. 9 The Ambiguities of Reform 293
  13. 10 The Elusive Quest for Coherence 337
  14. 11 Why the Gates Were Not Shut 382
  15. Conclusion: National Design in a Globalizing World 432
  16. Appendix: Immigration Graphs 461
  17. Abbreviations 475
  18. Notes 477
  19. Index 637
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