Jeanne D. Petit,The Men and Women We Want: Gender, Race, and the Progressive Era Literacy Test Debate.

The xenophobia exacerbated after the 9/11 attacks in America brings to sharp focus current immigration policies since the predominant tendency today especially in Europe is to restrict the surge of immigrants, particularly those coming from the Middle East. Within such a context, Jeanne Petit’s The...

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Gepubliceerd in:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ejas,
Hoofdauteur: Papayianni, Chrysavgi
Formaat: Article ou chapitre numérique
Taal:Anglais
Gepubliceerd in: European journal of American studies 2022
Online toegang:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Samenvatting:The xenophobia exacerbated after the 9/11 attacks in America brings to sharp focus current immigration policies since the predominant tendency today especially in Europe is to restrict the surge of immigrants, particularly those coming from the Middle East. Within such a context, Jeanne Petit’s The Men and Women We Want: Gender, Race, and the Progressive Era Literacy Test Debate represents a timely contribution to the study of such policies by focusing on the debates about immigration restri...