{"product_id":"america-for-americans-a-history-of-xenophobia-in-the-united-states","title":"America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis definitive history of American xenophobia is \"essential reading for anyone who wants to build a more inclusive society\" (Ibram X. Kendi, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Be an Antiracist\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e The United States is known as a nation of immigrants. But it is also a nation of xenophobia. In \u003ci\u003eAmerica for Americans\u003c\/i\u003e, Erika Lee shows that an irrational fear, hatred, and hostility toward immigrants has been a defining feature of our nation from the colonial era to the Trump era. Benjamin Franklin ridiculed Germans for their \"strange and foreign ways.\" Americans' anxiety over Irish Catholics turned xenophobia into a national political movement. Chinese immigrants were excluded, Japanese incarcerated, and Mexicans deported. Today, Americans fear Muslims, Latinos, and the so-called browning of America. Forcing us to confront this history, Lee explains how xenophobia works, why it has endured, and how it threatens America. Now updated with an epilogue reflecting on how the coronavirus pandemic turbocharged xenophobia, \u003ci\u003eAmerica for Americans\u003c\/i\u003e is an urgent spur to action for any concerned citizen.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1541672615\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781541672611\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Lee, Erika\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Jun 2021)","offer_id":46291784696005,"sku":"9781541672611","price":21.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781541672611.jpg?v=1780113080","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/america-for-americans-a-history-of-xenophobia-in-the-united-states","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}