Ethnic America

Thomas Sowell

BasicBooks, 1981 - History - 353 pages

A distinguished economist traces the history of nine American ethnic groups--the Irish, the Germans, the Jews, the Italians, the Chinese, the Japanese, the Blacks, the Puerto Ricans, and the Mexicans--in order to explain their varied experiences in adapting to American society.

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INFORMATION! INFORMATION! INFORMATION! Should be read by everyone. A must read for serious students of history, politiacl science, economics and socialogy. foctual background and insight into present ...

Review: Ethnic America: A History

User Review  - Rob Altemare - Goodreads

Excellent read. How can a guy take such deep and specific technical data and weave it into a fascinating story? Thomas Sowell is one of the most brilliant men in America. Even back in 1986 (or ...

About the author

Thomas Sowell has taught economics at a number of colleges and universities, including Cornell, University of California Los Angeles, and Amherst. He has published both scholarly and popular articles and books on economics, and is currently a scholar in residence at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Ethnic America
• Author: Thomas Sowell
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: BasicBooks, 1981
• ISBN: 0465020755, 9780465020751
• Length: 353 pages
• Subjects: History / Social History; History / United States / General; Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General