When his book Mainstream and Margins was published in 1983, Peter Rose's writings on American minorities and those who studied them painted a vivid picture of what life was like in America for Jews, blacks, and other minorities in the United States. "[F]ew have ever commented so insightfully on America's complicated and variegated ethnic/racial heritage as Rose. . . . To rediscover his distinctive voice now, but this time speaking with as much authority and insight on contemporary issues as he did in the second half of the 20th century, is as wonderful as it is improbable." -Doug McAdam, Ray Lyman Wilbur Professor of Sociology, Stanford University and former Director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences