Bibliograph

Ethnic differences, schooling and social structure among the Irish, Italians, Jews, and Blacks in an American city, 1880-1935, Joel Perlmann

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Ethnic differences, schooling and social structure among the Irish, Italians, Jews, and Blacks in an American city, 1880-1935, Joel Perlmann

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ethnic differences

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

797839651

Responsibility statement

Joel Perlmann

Series statement

Interdisciplinary perspectives on modern historyCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

schooling and social structure among the Irish, Italians, Jews, and Blacks in an American city, 1880-1935

Summary

Ethnic Differences, first published in 1989, explores how and why the Irish, Italians, Jews, and blacks of Providence, Rhode Island differed in their schooling and economic success. Drawing on evidence from thousands of students records 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.--, Provided by publisher

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