Who are We?: America's Great Debate - Softcover

Huntington, Samuel P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0684866692 ISBN 13: 9780684866697

Publisher: Free Press, 2005

Synopsis

In WHO ARE WE? author Samuel Huntington turns his attention from international cultural divides to the cultural rifts in America. The patriotic response to the events of September 11 only highlighted the loss of American identity at home, says Huntington, and already patriotic fervour has begun to subside. The United States was founded by British settlers who brought with them a distinct culture including the English language, Protestant values, individualism, religious commitment and respect for law. Waves of immigrants later came to America, but they gradually accepted these values and assimilated into the Anglo-Protestant culture. More recently, however, national identity has been eroded by the problems of assimilating massive numbers of primarily Hispanic immigrants; bilingualism, multiculturalism, the devaluation of citizenship and the 'denationalisation' of American elites. To counterpoint this, Huntington draws attention to the beginnings of a revival of American identity in a post-September 11 world where countries face unprecedented challenges to national security. WHO ARE WE? is an important work of political, historical and cultural inquiry that, like Huntington's previous book, is certain to spark a lively debate.

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Review:

"Samuel P. Huntington has written a book that poses some of the critical questions facing our nation...[and] tackles these questions with passionate intensity."

-- Tamar Jacoby, The Washington Post

"Huntington has written a compelling book on the virtues that make America what it is."

-- William McGurn, The Wall Street Journal

About the Author:

Samuel P. Huntington is currently Albert J. Weatherhead III Professor at Harvard University. One of the world's foremost experts on international relations, he is the author of numerous ground-breaking books and articles including THE SOLDIER AND THE STATE and POLITICAL ORDER IN CHANGING SOCIETIES.

About this edition

• Publisher: Free Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0684866692
• ISBN 13: 9780684866697
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448