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The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows:

Names: Makari, George, author.

Title: Of fear and strangers : a history of xenophobia / George Makari.

Description: First edition. | New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2021] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021013694 | ISBN 9780393652000 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780393652017 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: Xenophobia—History. | Ethnic relations—History. | Emigration and immigration—Social aspects—History. | Discrimination—History. | Nationalism—History.

Classification: LCC GN496 .M35 2021 | DDC 305.8009—dc23

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