America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States

by Erika Lee

Book Overview

This definitive history of American xenophobia is "essential reading for anyone who wants to build a more inclusive society" (Ibram X. Kendi, New York Times-bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist)

The United States is known as a nation of immigrants. But it is also a nation of xenophobia. In America for Americans, Erika Lee shows that an irrational fear, hatred, and hostility toward immigrants has been a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541672607
• ISBN13: 9781541672604
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Critical reading

A must read for anyone who wants to know about a part of American history that was left out of our history lessons in school. For me this was a real "Page Turner" that I could not put down. After each reading, I could not just close this book, put it down and move on until my next reading. I pondered and gave serious thought to everything I had just read and said to myself, "OMG, Wow"!