The Old World in the New The Significance of Past and Present Immigration to the American People
Edward Alsworth Ross
The Old World in the New The Significance of Past and Present Immigration to the American People
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THE OLD WORLD IN THE NEW THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PAST AND PRESENT IMMIGRATION TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
THE OLD WORLD IN THE NEW
CHAPTER I
THE ORIGINAL MAKE-UP OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
THE FRENCH HUGUENOTS
THE GERMANS
THE SCOTCH-IRISH
THE TOLL OF THE SEA
THE SIFTING BY THE WILDERNESS
THE IMPRESS OF THE FRONTIER
THE FRENCH HUGUENOTS
THE GERMANS
THE SCOTCH-IRISH
THE TOLL OF THE SEA
THE SIFTING BY THE WILDERNESS
THE IMPRESS OF THE FRONTIER
CHAPTER II
THE CELTIC IRISH
THE HIBERNIAN TIDE
THE IRISH IN THE STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE
ALCOHOLISM THE FREQUENT CAUSE OF POVERTY
IRISH NEAR THE FOOT OF THE LIST IN CRIME
GREAT CHANGES IN OCCUPATION AMONG THE IRISH
IRISH INTELLECT AND MENTAL ABILITY
TRAITS OF THE CELT
FUTURE OF THE IRISH-AMERICAN
THE HIBERNIAN TIDE
THE IRISH IN THE STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE
ALCOHOLISM THE FREQUENT CAUSE OF POVERTY
IRISH NEAR THE FOOT OF THE LIST IN CRIME
GREAT CHANGES IN OCCUPATION AMONG THE IRISH
IRISH INTELLECT AND MENTAL ABILITY
TRAITS OF THE CELT
FUTURE OF THE IRISH-AMERICAN
CHAPTER III
THE GERMANS
DISTRIBUTION THROUGHOUT THE STATES
ASSIMILATION WITH NEW NEIGHBORS
INFLUENCE OF THE GERMANS IN AMERICA
THE GERMANS IN THE CIVIL WAR
THE GERMANS IN THE STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE
ALCOHOLISM AMONG THE GERMANS
AMOUNT OF CRIME NORMAL AMONG GERMANS
WIDE VARIETY OF OCCUPATION
TEUTONIC TRAITS
DISTRIBUTION THROUGHOUT THE STATES
ASSIMILATION WITH NEW NEIGHBORS
INFLUENCE OF THE GERMANS IN AMERICA
THE GERMANS IN THE CIVIL WAR
THE GERMANS IN THE STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE
ALCOHOLISM AMONG THE GERMANS
AMOUNT OF CRIME NORMAL AMONG GERMANS
WIDE VARIETY OF OCCUPATION
TEUTONIC TRAITS
CHAPTER IV
THE SCANDINAVIANS
DISTRIBUTION OF SCANDINAVIAN BLOOD
SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
ALCOHOLISM AMONG THE SCANDINAVIANS
FAVORITE OCCUPATIONS
ASSIMILATION
REACTION TO AMERICA
CONTRASTS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS
INTELLECTUAL ABILITY
MENTAL AND PRACTICAL TRAITS
DISTRIBUTION OF SCANDINAVIAN BLOOD
SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
ALCOHOLISM AMONG THE SCANDINAVIANS
FAVORITE OCCUPATIONS
ASSIMILATION
REACTION TO AMERICA
CONTRASTS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS
INTELLECTUAL ABILITY
MENTAL AND PRACTICAL TRAITS
CHAPTER V
THE ITALIANS
DISTRIBUTION THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES
SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
NORTH ITALIANS AND SOUTH ITALIANS
VARIETY OF OCCUPATIONS
CHARACTERISTIC VICES
VIOLENCE IN CRIME
ASSIMILATION WITH AMERICANS
LACK OF MENTAL ABILITY
TRAITS OF ITALIAN CHARACTER
DISTRIBUTION THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES
SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
NORTH ITALIANS AND SOUTH ITALIANS
VARIETY OF OCCUPATIONS
CHARACTERISTIC VICES
VIOLENCE IN CRIME
ASSIMILATION WITH AMERICANS
LACK OF MENTAL ABILITY
TRAITS OF ITALIAN CHARACTER
CHAPTER VI
THE SLAVS
OCCUPATIONS OF THE SLAVIC IMMIGRANTS
EXCESSIVE ALCOHOLISM AMONG THE SLAVS
CRIMES OF THE PRIMITIVE PASSIONS
SLAVIC BRUTALITY AND RECKLESS FECUNDITY
SLOW ASSIMILATION
SMALL ABILITY OF IMMIGRANT SLAVS
THE ALARMING PROSPECT OF SLAVIC IMMIGRATION
OCCUPATIONS OF THE SLAVIC IMMIGRANTS
EXCESSIVE ALCOHOLISM AMONG THE SLAVS
CRIMES OF THE PRIMITIVE PASSIONS
SLAVIC BRUTALITY AND RECKLESS FECUNDITY
SLOW ASSIMILATION
SMALL ABILITY OF IMMIGRANT SLAVS
THE ALARMING PROSPECT OF SLAVIC IMMIGRATION
CHAPTER VII
THE EAST EUROPEAN HEBREWS
OCCUPATIONS
MORALS
CRIME
RACE TRAITS
THE RACE LINE
OCCUPATIONS
MORALS
CRIME
RACE TRAITS
THE RACE LINE
CHAPTER VIII
THE LESSER IMMIGRANT GROUPS
THE FINNS
THE MAGYARS
THE PORTUGUESE
THE GREEKS
THE LEVANTINES
THE FINNS
THE MAGYARS
THE PORTUGUESE
THE GREEKS
THE LEVANTINES
CHAPTER IX
ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF IMMIGRATION
CHEAP LABOR A RAIN OF MANNA
ENDLESS INFLOW OF THE NEEDIEST
THE NEW IMMIGRATION AND THE HIGH COST OF LIVING
IMMIGRANTS AND AGRICULTURE
HELPING THE IMMIGRANT TO GET UPON THE SOIL
INDUSTRIAL DISPLACEMENT
IMMIGRANTS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
IMMIGRANTS AND WAGES
IMMIGRANTS AND CONDITIONS OF WORK
IS THE FOREIGNER INDISPENSABLE?
IMMIGRANT WOMEN DOING MEN'S WORK
WHAT BECOMES OF DISPLACED AMERICANS
OUR STANDARD OF LIVING CRUMBLES
IMMIGRATION AND CRISES
THE RISE OF SOCIAL PRESSURE
CHEAP LABOR A RAIN OF MANNA
ENDLESS INFLOW OF THE NEEDIEST
THE NEW IMMIGRATION AND THE HIGH COST OF LIVING
IMMIGRANTS AND AGRICULTURE
HELPING THE IMMIGRANT TO GET UPON THE SOIL
INDUSTRIAL DISPLACEMENT
IMMIGRANTS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
IMMIGRANTS AND WAGES
IMMIGRANTS AND CONDITIONS OF WORK
IS THE FOREIGNER INDISPENSABLE?
IMMIGRANT WOMEN DOING MEN'S WORK
WHAT BECOMES OF DISPLACED AMERICANS
OUR STANDARD OF LIVING CRUMBLES
IMMIGRATION AND CRISES
THE RISE OF SOCIAL PRESSURE
CHAPTER X
SOCIAL EFFECTS OF IMMIGRATION
ILLITERACY
YELLOW JOURNALISM
PEONAGE
CASTE SPIRIT
THE POSITION OF WOMEN
THE SOCIAL EVIL
HOUSING
OVERGROWTH OF CITIES
PAUPERISM
THE WAYWARD CHILD OF THE IMMIGRANT
INSANITY AMONG THE FOREIGN-BORN
IMMIGRATION AND THE SEPARATE SCHOOL
SOCIAL DECLINE
ILLITERACY
YELLOW JOURNALISM
PEONAGE
CASTE SPIRIT
THE POSITION OF WOMEN
THE SOCIAL EVIL
HOUSING
OVERGROWTH OF CITIES
PAUPERISM
THE WAYWARD CHILD OF THE IMMIGRANT
INSANITY AMONG THE FOREIGN-BORN
IMMIGRATION AND THE SEPARATE SCHOOL
SOCIAL DECLINE
CHAPTER XI
IMMIGRANTS IN POLITICS
THE NEW IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP
THE NATURALIZED IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR LEADERS
THE LOSS OF POLITICAL LIKE-MINDEDNESS
POLITICAL MYSTICISM VS. COMMON SENSE
THE NEW IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP
THE NATURALIZED IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR LEADERS
THE LOSS OF POLITICAL LIKE-MINDEDNESS
POLITICAL MYSTICISM VS. COMMON SENSE
CHAPTER XII
AMERICAN BLOOD AND IMMIGRANT BLOOD
IMMIGRATION AND GOOD LOOKS
STATURE AND PHYSIQUE
VITALITY
MORALITY
NATURAL ABILITY
RACE SUICIDE
IMMIGRATION AND GOOD LOOKS
STATURE AND PHYSIQUE
VITALITY
MORALITY
NATURAL ABILITY
RACE SUICIDE
APPENDIX
TABLE I
TABLE II
TABLE III
TABLE IV
TABLE V
TABLE VI
TABLE VII
TABLE VIII
TABLE IX
INDEX
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