Neighbors in Conflict: The Irish, Germans, Jews, and Italians of New York City, 1929-1941

by Ronald H. Bayor

Book Overview

Originally published in 1978. Millions of immigrants seeking a better life came to New York City in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Ronald H. Bayor's study details how the relative tranquility among the city's four major ethnic groups was disturbed by economic depression, political divisions arising out of ties with the Old Country, and factional strife stirred up by local politicians seeking ethnic votes. Also evaluated are the effects...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421430622
• ISBN13: 9781421430621
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"