Beyond the Melting Pot : The Negroes, Puerto Ricans, Jews, Italians, and Irish of New York City

by Nathan Glazer and Daniel P. Moynihan

• ISBN13: 9780262570220
• ISBN10: 026257022X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1970-06-15
• Publisher: Mit Pr

Summary

Beyond the Melting Potwas one of the most influential books published during the 1960s. This second edition includes a new 90-page Introduction, "New York City in 1960," in which the authors, with all their previous depth and verve, examine the turn of events since 1963, the date of the first edition. Their concerns are directed to such developments as the rise of militant black demands and the response to these of the city's peoples and political structures; the decline of Catholic power in Lindsay's New York and the rise in power of Jews and WASPs; the growth of a black middle class and the economic and political difficulties of the Puerto Ricans. The authors note that events and further study have led them to change their views on several matters, and these points are clarified in the Introduction. Nevertheless, most of their perceptions and their central thesis (that "melting pot" assimilation does not happen) remain as valid as ever. In the same way, these appraisals of the first edition remain fully in force: Richard H. Rovere, The New Yorker: "Beyond the Melting Pot...is perhaps the most perceptive inquiry into American minorities ever made." Oscar Handlin, New York Times:"They have put together a thoughtful analysis that will help Americans deal with one of the most pressing problems of the great cities. That itself is a substantial accomplishment." HarpersMagazine: "...sure in its grasp of relations between economic and social fact, cogent, complex, and brightly written." TimeMagazine: "...provocative...Glazer...and Moynihan...write with a refreshing candor on a subject that is usually treated all too delicately.... They write compassionately of the problems minority groups have faced, but they forthrightly point out that many of these problems are compounded by each group's special characteristics."

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Second Edition New York City in 1970	vii
The View from 1970	vii
The Race Issue in City Politics	xxiv
A Resurgence of Ethnicity?	xxxi
Affluent Blacks and Poor Whites	xliii
The Catholics and the Jews	lvii
The Party of the People	lxxi
A Note on Ethnic Studies	lxxvi
For the Present...	lxxxiii
Notes	xci
Preface to the First Edition	xcvii
Introduction	1	(23)
The Negroes	24	(62)
Numbers	25	(4)
Jobs	29	(15)
Education	44	(6)
The Family and Other Problems	50	(3)
Housing and Neighborhood	53	(14)
Leadership, Politics, Intergroup Relations	67	(19)
The Puerto Ricans	86	(51)
Prologue	86	(5)
The Migration	91	(8)
The Island-Centered Community	99	(11)
The Mobile Element	110	(6)
Lower Income	116	(6)
The Next Generation: Family, School, Neighborhood	122	(7)
Culture, Contributions, Color	129	(8)
The Jews	137	(44)
The Economic Base	143	(12)
The Passion for Education	155	(4)
Community, Neighborhood, Integration	159	(7)
Politics	166	(5)
Culture and the Future	171	(10)
The Italians	181	(36)
The Community	186	(8)
Family Influences	194	(8)
Religion	202	(3)
Occupations	205	(3)
Politics	208	(9)
The Irish	217	(71)
The Green Wave	219	(2)
The Democratic Party	221	(9)
The Roman Catholic Church	230	(8)
The Wild Irish	238	(12)
``There Are Some of Us Left''	250	(12)
The Party of the People	262	(12)
City of God and Man	274	(14)
Beyond the Melting Pot	288	(29)
The Jews	292	(2)
The Catholics	294	(5)
Negroes and Puerto Ricans	299	(2)
The Role of Politics	301	(9)
The Future	310	(7)
Tables	317	(8)
Notes	325	(24)
Index	349