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Stephan Thernstrom

Author of America in Black and White: One Nation, Indivisible

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Works by Stephan Thernstrom

America in Black and White: One Nation, Indivisible (1997) 127 copies

No Excuses: Closing the Racial Gap in Learning (2003) 86 copies

Poverty and Progress: Social Mobility in a Nineteenth Century City (Joint Center for Urban Studies) (1964) 79 copies

Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups (1980) 74 copies

The Other Bostonians: Poverty and Progress in the American Metropolis, 1880-1970 (1964) 52 copies

Nineteenth-Century Cities: Essays in the New Urban History (1969) 22 copies

Beyond the Color Line: New Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity in America (2002) — Editor — 11 copies

History of American People V1 (1984) 10 copies

History of the American People: Since 1865 (1984) 10 copies

Uprooted Americans : essays to honor Oscar Handlin (1979) — Editor — 4 copies

History of the American People 2 copies

Poverty, planning, and politics in the new Boston: the origins of ABCD 1 copy

Associated Works

Towards a New Past: Dissenting Essays in American History (1968) — Contributor — 49 copies

Workers in the Industrial Revolution: Recent Studies of Labor in the United States and Europe (1974) — Contributor — 11 copies

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Birthdate: 1934-11-05
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Port Huron, Michigan, USA
Places of residence: Port Huron, Michigan, USA
Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
Education: Northwestern University
Harvard University
Occupations: Professor of History
Relationships: Thernstrom, Abigail (wife)
Thernstrom, Melanie (daughter)
Organizations: Harvard University
Brandeis University
University of California, Los Angeles

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Harvard encyclopedia of American ethnic groups by Stephan Thernstrom

I bought this at the recommendation of a friend who's an historian, and I've never regretted. It's a volume that should be in the library of every educated American.

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jensenmk82 | Jan 9, 2013 |

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Awards

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Waldo G. Leland Prize

Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups (1981)

The Other Bostonians: Poverty and Progress in the American Metropolis, 1880-1970 (1974)

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Associated Authors

Oscar Handlin Editor, Honoree

Abigail Thernstrom Editor

Ann Orlov Editor

Barton J. Bernstein

Richard Sennett Editor

Neil Harris Editor, Contributor

Barbara Miller Solomon Editor, Contributor

Peter N. Stearns

David Rothman Editor

Roland Berthoff Contributor

P. Goodman Contributor

W. G. McLoughlin Contributor

Arthur Mann Contributor

W. R. Taylor Contributor

John Demos Contributor

A. F. Scott Contributor

Richard L. Bushman Contributor

M. Rischin Contributor

Statistics

Works: 12
Also by: 2
Members: 478
Popularity: #51,587
Rating: 4.0

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 28

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