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The Guarded Gate: Bigotry, Eugenics and Law That Kept Two Generations of Jews, Italians, and Other European Immigrants Out of America

byDaniel Okrent

The Guarded Gate examines bigotry, Eugenics and Law That Kept Two Generations of Jews, Italians, and Other European Immigrants Out of America, combining Daniel Okrent's clear narrative with the perspective of a biographical portrait. By tracing causes alongside consequences, the narrative gives readers both a grounded account and a route into the connected fields of biography & autobiography and history. Specific examples keep the larger argument tangible and reveal why familiar explanations do not always account for the full story. The Guarded Gate leaves readers with key context and a clear view of the human stakes involved.

Publisher

Scribner

Publication date

2020

Format

Print edition

Pages

496

ISBN

9781476798059