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Title: One Nation Divisible: What America Was and What It Is Becoming.

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2008

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DOI: 10.1086/ahr.113.1.226

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Abstract: Michael B. Katz and Mark J. Stern perform a neat bit of professional arbitrage with this book. Like political scientists or economists, they exploit the invaluable Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) and Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, but they address a broad and ultimately unanswerable historian's question: what was the experience of being American in the twentieth century? Using quantitative data, they are able to argue with precision why a synthetic view of modern U.S. history should emphasize diversity, inequality, and the effect of government on both. And throughout, they keep an eye on what their book might mean for the American present. Katz and Stern characterize the early twentieth century as a period influenced heavily by globalization—the operation of world markets in capital, labor, and goods—emphasizing principally immigration. Migration from Europe inspired western movement within the U.S., influenced the growth of the American economy, and contributed to . . .

Url: https://academic.oup.com/ahr/article-lookup/doi/10.1086/ahr.113.1.226

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Authors: Rauchway, E.

Periodical (Full): The American Historical Review

Issue: 1

Volume: 113

Pages: 226-227

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

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