<strong>A Companion to American Immigration</strong> is an authoritative collection oforiginal essays by leading scholars on the major topics and themes underly... » 

A Companion to American Immigration is an authoritative collection oforiginal essays by leading scholars on the major topics and themes underlyingAmerican immigration history.Focuses on the two most important periods in American Immigration history theIndustrial Revolution 18201930 and the Globalizing Era Cold War to thepresentProvides an indepth treatment of central themes including economiccircumstances acculturation social mobility and assimilationIncludes an introductory essay by the volume editor. «