When his book Mainstream and Margins was published in 1983, Peter Rose's writings on American minorities and those who studied them painted a vivid picture of what life was like in America for Jews, blacks, and other minorities in the United States.
When his book Mainstream and Margins was published in 1983, Peter Rose's writings on American minorities and those who studied them painted a vivid picture of what life was like in America for Jews, blacks, and other minorities in the United States.
Peter I. Rose is Sophia Smith Professor Emeritus and senior fellow at the Khan Institute at Smith College and visiting fellow at Stanford, USA. His recent books include Tempest-Tost (1997), The Dispossessed (2005), Postmonitions of a Peripatetic Professor (2013), and the 50th anniversary edition of They and We (2014). Transaction will soon release Mainstream and Margins: Sixty Years of Commentaries on American Pluralism.
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Preface: Encountering American Dilemmas Prologue 1. "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen": Some Reflections on the Insider-Outsider Debate (1978) Part I. The Marginality of a Model Minority 2. The Ghetto and Beyond: Reflections on Jewish Life in America (1968) 3. Country Cousins: "Ambassadors to the Gentiles" (1957, 1961, 1977, 1993) 4. Going to the Mountains: Seeking Respite in "The Jewish Alps" (1990) 5. Admission to the Club: "The Mathew Principle" and College Enrollment (2006) Part II. Black and White in American Society 6. The Black Experience: Issues and Images (1969) 7. Social Physics: The Resurgence of Ethnicity (1974) 8. Blacks and Jews: The Strained Alliance (1981, 1994) 9. The Real McCoy? A Novel Look at Racial Tensions in New York (1998) 10. Killing the Messenger: The Black Family and the Politics of Race (2011) 11. Facts, Fiction, and Literary Ethnography: The Controversy over Harper Lee's New/Old Novel (2015) Part III. On Strangers at the Gate 12. Long Night's Journey: The Ordeal of the Indochinese Refugees (1982, 2003) 13. The Harbor Masters: American Politics and Refugee Policy (1984) 14. From Pariahs to Paragons: The Downs and Ups of Americans from Asia (1985) 15. The Persistence of (an) Ethnicity: Resistance to Americano Dreams (2005) 16. Making a Difference: William Allan Neilson and the Rescue of Refugee Intellectuals (2005) Part IV. Perspectives on a Stratified Society 17. Culture and Character: David Riesman Reconsidered (1982) 18. It's Almost 1984: Three Sociological Perspectives on Social Issues in American Society (1983) 19. White America, Circa 2010: Two Views (2011, 2012) 20. Hillsborough Boy: Robin M. Williams, Jr. and His Legacy (1999) 21. Studying "The Truly Disadvantaged": A Portrait of William Julius Wilson (2015) 22. The Threat of the "Other": Old Challenges, New Realities (2016) About the Author Index
Preface: Encountering American Dilemmas Prologue 1. "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen": Some Reflections on the Insider-Outsider Debate (1978) Part I. The Marginality of a Model Minority 2. The Ghetto and Beyond: Reflections on Jewish Life in America (1968) 3. Country Cousins: "Ambassadors to the Gentiles" (1957, 1961, 1977, 1993) 4. Going to the Mountains: Seeking Respite in "The Jewish Alps" (1990) 5. Admission to the Club: "The Mathew Principle" and College Enrollment (2006) Part II. Black and White in American Society 6. The Black Experience: Issues and Images (1969) 7. Social Physics: The Resurgence of Ethnicity (1974) 8. Blacks and Jews: The Strained Alliance (1981, 1994) 9. The Real McCoy? A Novel Look at Racial Tensions in New York (1998) 10. Killing the Messenger: The Black Family and the Politics of Race (2011) 11. Facts, Fiction, and Literary Ethnography: The Controversy over Harper Lee's New/Old Novel (2015) Part III. On Strangers at the Gate 12. Long Night's Journey: The Ordeal of the Indochinese Refugees (1982, 2003) 13. The Harbor Masters: American Politics and Refugee Policy (1984) 14. From Pariahs to Paragons: The Downs and Ups of Americans from Asia (1985) 15. The Persistence of (an) Ethnicity: Resistance to Americano Dreams (2005) 16. Making a Difference: William Allan Neilson and the Rescue of Refugee Intellectuals (2005) Part IV. Perspectives on a Stratified Society 17. Culture and Character: David Riesman Reconsidered (1982) 18. It's Almost 1984: Three Sociological Perspectives on Social Issues in American Society (1983) 19. White America, Circa 2010: Two Views (2011, 2012) 20. Hillsborough Boy: Robin M. Williams, Jr. and His Legacy (1999) 21. Studying "The Truly Disadvantaged": A Portrait of William Julius Wilson (2015) 22. The Threat of the "Other": Old Challenges, New Realities (2016) About the Author Index
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