{"product_id":"dreamland-9781469673042","title":"Dreamland","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe United States Diversity Visa Lottery was created to foster diversity within a country where systemic racism endures. Dreamland tells the surprising story of this unlikely government program and its role in American life as well as the global story of migration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA well-reasoned, evenhanded account of the immigration system . . . . Goodman offers a strong defense for the visa lottery, which is not weighted by country, allowing immigrants from all over Africa.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Essential reading for those interested in the past and future of U.S. immigration policy.\"—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Phenomenally well-researched and wide-ranging . . . . a feat . . . . Goodman hops smoothly from topics as diverse as the history of Irish immigration to the impacts of structural adjustment in West Africa to the visa lottery's role in the first internet spam incident. Goodman chose her topic well. The visa lottery is a remarkable window into the role of the United States in a highly unequal world.\"—Tim Hirschel-Burns, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"The University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49530530726231,"sku":"9781469673042","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781469673042.jpg?v=1731879615","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dreamland-9781469673042","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}