Research Catalog

Title

The ethnic press : shaping the American dream / Leara D. Rhodes.

Author

Rhodes, Leara.

Publication

New York : Peter Lang, c2010.

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Description

176 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

"Millions of people have come to America seeking a different life than the one they had in their home country. The storied lives of these immigrants fill copious volumes of literature, each volume with its own interpretation of history. In documenting the history of immigrants in America through the lens of their newspapers, this groundbreaking book offers a new interpretation, illuminating how ethnic presses in America helped to shape the American Dream. Moreover, the book shows how the ethnic press continues to reshape this dream, as its function has changed from one of acculturation to assimilation to cultural pluralism targeted at the immigrant audience. The similarities between the newspapers, whether they were sojourner, political, religious, or literary in form, provide a fresh perspective on the shaping of the American Dream."--Provided by publisher.

Subject

• Zeitung
• Ethnische Gruppe
• Ethnic press > United States > History
• American newspapers > Foreign language press
• American periodicals > Foreign language press
• Immigrants > United States
• USA

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-171) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- Larger socio-cultural change -- Historical context -- Press functions -- Sojourner mentality -- Religious intolerance -- Political press issues -- Literary mission : belle-lettres -- Fundamental internal press issues -- Cultural pluralism -- Future unfolds.

ISBN

• 9781433110375 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 1433110377 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 9781433110382 (hardcover : alk. paper)
• 1433110385 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2010023344

OCLC

639521238

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library