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Ethnic Differences: Schooling and Social Structure among the Irish, Italians, Jews, and Blacks in an American City, 1880–1935

By Joel Perlmann

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1989
ISBN
9780511572463, 9780521350938, 9780521389754
DOI
10.1017/CBO9780511572463
Google Books ID
kXuYzqQ1N2kC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4190084 bytes)
Series
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Modern History
Edition
First Edition
Pages
338\338
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

Ethnic Differences explores how and why the Irish, Italians, Jews, and blacks of Providence, Rhode Island differed in their schooling and economic success. Drawing on new evidence from thousands of students recors of public, Catholic, and private schools, as well as on census manuscripts, city directories, and other sources, the book offers an integrated study of American ethnicity, education, and social structure. Joel Perlmann examines the extent to which differing career patterns, and reconsiders the relation between ethnicity and social class.

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