Radical Moves: Caribbean Migrants and the Politics of Race in the Jazz Age by Lara Putnam (review)
choose, but also the right not to migrate and to take advantage of work opportunities at home. At the same time, the author’s sociohistorical perspective allows him to conclude, accurately and sadly, that the kind of anti-immigrant hostility we witness in the United States today has reached levels not seen since the 1920s. The book concludes with a balanced interpretation of the political and social factors that impinge on the current debate over immigration in the United States, and a very useful section of recommended readings. Henderson has written an excellent, practical, and propitious text, appropriate for both specialists and general readers interested in the topic of immigration.