Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Setting the Patterns 16
6. The Irish 42
7. The Chinese 70
8. The Jews 65
9. Ethnic Minorities in Wartime 123
10. Immigration Policy: The Rise and Fall of Nativism 151
11. The Politics of Language 178
12. Multiculturalism: The Biography of an Idea 206
13. Islamophobia 234
14. Conclusion 260
15. Notes 273
16. Bibliography 295
17. Index 313