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Before the Melting Pot : Society and Culture in Colonial New York City, 1664-1730 by Joyce D Goodfriend; Project Muse is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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From Its Earliest Days Under English Rule, New York City Had An Unusually Diverse Ethnic Makeup, With Substantial Numbers Of Dutch, English, Scottish, Irish, French, German, And Jewish Immigrants, As Well As A Large African-american Population. Joyce Goodfriend Paints A Vivid Portrait Of This Society, Exploring The Meaning Of Ethnicity In Early America And Showing How Colonial Settlers Of Varying Backgrounds Worked Out A Basis For Coexistence. She Argues That, Contrary To The Prevalent Notion Of Rapid Anglicization, Ethnicity Proved An Enduring Force In This Small Urban Society Well Into The Eighteenth Century. New Amsterdam Becomes New York City -- Second Generation -- Newcomers In Seventeenth-century New York City -- Ethnicity And Stratification In Seventeenth-century New York City -- Community And Culture In Seventeenth-century New York City -- African-american Society And Culture -- Immigrants To New York City, 1700-1730 -- Third Generation -- Culture And Community In New York City, 1700-1730. Joyce D. Goodfriend. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

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Author

Joyce D Goodfriend; Project Muse

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9780691222981

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Sociology, Anthropology