The Disuniting of America : Reflections on a Multicultural Society
Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr.
ISBN 10: 0393045803 ISBN 13: 9780393045802
Published by Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W., 1998
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In this updated and expanded edition, Arthur Schlesinger argues that the image of the American nation as a cultural melting pot in which differences of race, wealth, religion and nationality are submerged in democracy is being replaced by an orthodoxy which celebrates difference and abandons assimilation. He argues for caution in the race to a politics of identity. He examines the international dimension and the lessons learned from other polyglot countries which have been fragmented by cultural divisions: among them, the former Yugoslavia, Nigeria and Canada. Schlesinger finds evidence that efforts to preserve a plurality of cultures in the US threaten to have the same effect.
About the Author: Arthur M. Schlesinger (1917 - 2007) was a historian who served as special assistant to President John F. Kennedy. Among his many works are the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Age of Jackson and A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: The Disuniting of America : Reflections on a...
Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: (3rd)98 Edition.