American Identity (Paperback)

B. Kumaravadivelu

ISBN 10: 0761874526 / ISBN 13: 9780761874522

Published by University Press of America, Lanham, MD, 2024

About this Item

Paperback. Recent events such as the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, have led many Americans to lament that the nation they grew up with is unrecognizable now. They see threats to national and individual identity and are fiercely engaged in protecting them. In doing so, some of them deliberately blend the distinction between myth and reality. In this timely and relevant book, the author seeks to provide a critical perspective on who we really are.Taking into consideration the prevailing political, social and cultural conflicts, the author re-examines the changing nature of American identityprimarily its creedal identity, religious identity, cultural identity and linguistic identityand does so within a broader perspective informed by national and global network of connections. Based on his lived experience as a naturalized citizen and his learned knowledge as a scholar, he synthesizes the professional, the political and the personal. He draws insights from multiple disciplines in Humanities and Social Sciences, from surveys conducted by agencies like the Pew Research Center, and from the practice of everyday American life. Recent events such as the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, have led many Americans wonderwho we actually are. This book examines the changing nature of American identity by drawing from national and global network of connections and synthesizing the professional, the political, and the personal. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: American Identity (Paperback)
• Publisher: University Press of America, Lanham, MD
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761874526
• ISBN 13: 9780761874522
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Recent events such as the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, have led many Americans wonder who we actually are. This book examines the changing nature of American identity by drawing from national and global network of connections and synthesizing the professional, the political, and the personal.

About the Author

B. Kumaravadivelu is professor emeritus at San JoséState University, California.