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Becoming American
Traces the history of American immigration from 1607 to the 1920s and looks at how groups of immigrants have adapted to the United States.
Correlation and Regression Analysis
A blueprint for historians to understand and evaluate the variables and discusses the fundamentals of regression analysis. 2 looks at procedures for assessing the level of association among diagnostic methods for identifying and correcting shortcomings Finally, part 3 presents more advanced topics, including in regression models. quantitative analyses they're likely to encounter in journal literature and monographs on research in the social sciences. ignore the fact that most historians have little background in mathematics would be folly, to decipher equations and follow their logic. Concepts are introduced carefully, and the operation of equations is explained step by step. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
New York City, 1664–1710
Integrating sophisticated demographic techniques with clearly written narrative, this pioneering book explores the complex social and economic life of a major colonial city. New York City was a vital part of the middle colonies and may hold the key to the origins of political democracy in America. Family histories, public records of births, marriages, and assessments, and records of business transactions and poll lists are among the rich sources Thomas J. Archdeacon uses to determine the impact of the English conquest on the city of New York. Among his concerns are the changing relationships between the Dutch and the English, the distribution of wealth and the role of commerce in the city, and the part played by ethnic and religious heritage in provincial politics.
Utopia
Utopia is a work of fiction and socio-political satire by Thomas More published in 1516 in Latin. The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs. Many aspects of More's description of Utopia are reminiscent of life in monasteries.
America's Newcomers and the Dynamics of Diversity
The attacks of September 11, 2001, facilitated by easy entry and lax immigration controls, cast into bold relief the importance and contradictions of U.S. immigration policy. Will we have to restrict immigration for fear of future terrorist attacks? On a broader scale, can the country's sense of national identity be maintained in the face of the cultural diversity that today's immigrants bring? How will the resulting demographic, social, and economic changes affect U.S. residents? As the debate about immigration policy heats up, it has become more critical than ever to examine immigration's role in our society. With a comprehensive social scientific assessment of immigration over the past th...
An Irish-Speaking Island
This groundbreaking book shatters historical stereotypes, demonstrating that, in the century before 1870, Ireland was not an anglicized kingdom and was capable of articulating modernity in the Irish language. It gives a dynamic account of the complexity of Ireland in the nineteenth century, developments in church and state, and the adaptive bilingualism found across all regions, social levels, and religious persuasions.
