{"product_id":"america-for-americans-a-history-of-xenophobia-in-the-united-states-erika-lee-paperback","title":"America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States -- Erika Lee, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe definitive history of American xenophobia \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A sweeping record of xenophobia in the U.S., highlighting the different ways minority groups have been humiliated, discriminated against and even deported.\"--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe United States is known as a nation of immigrants. But it is also a nation of xenophobia. In\u003ci\u003e America for Americans\u003c\/i\u003e, Erika Lee shows that an irrational hostility toward immigrants has always been a defining feature of our nation. Benjamin Franklin ridiculed Germans for their \"strange and foreign ways.\" Americans' anxiety over Irish Catholics turned xenophobia into a national political movement. Chinese immigrants were excluded, Japanese incarcerated, Mexicans deported, and Muslims banned. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForcing us to confront this history, Lee explains how xenophobia works, why it has endured, and how it threatens America.\u003ci\u003e America for Americans\u003c\/i\u003e is an urgent spur to action for any concerned citizen.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Erika Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.2\" H x 5.4\" L x 1.5\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781541672611\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66567982940464,"sku":"9781541672611","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9781541672611.jpg?v=1784235228","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/america-for-americans-a-history-of-xenophobia-in-the-united-states-erika-lee-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}