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The disuniting of America : reflections on a multicultural society, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr
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- Summary
- "Setting the American experience against a global backdrop in which one nation after another is tearing itself apart, Schlesinger emphasizes the question: What is it that holds nations together? The classic American image was of the "melting pot," in which differences of race, religion, and nationality were reduced, however unevenly, by common adherence to unifying civic principles. Today that image is challenged by an identity politics that magnifies differences and abandons goals of integration and assimilation. Must we surrender national identity to ethnic lobbies? Is hypersensitivity on the question of language handicapping minority children? Is the purpose of teaching history to make minorities feel good about themselves? Or is it rather to teach an accurate understanding of the world and to protect unifying ideals of tolerance, democracy, and human rights?" "Strident multiculturalism, Schlesinger contends, is an ill-judged and wrong-headed response to the real problem: the persistence, despite many gains, of racism in the white majority. In a world scarred by ethnic conflict, he writes, it is all the more urgent that the United States set an example of how a highly differentiated society holds itself together." "In this new and enlarged edition, more timely than ever, Schlesinger updates the discussion, assesses recent developments, points to factors that promise to defeat the disuniting of America, points also to the dangers of strident monoculturalism on the right, and adds "Schlesinger's syllabus" - an annotated list of a baker's dozen of book essential for understanding the American experience." --Book Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Revised and enlarged edition
- Extent
- 207 pages
- Contents
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- 1. "A new race"?
- 2. History the weapon
- 3. The battle of the schools
- 4. The decomposition of America
- 5. E pluribus unum?
- Epilogue
- Appendix. Schlesinger's syllabus
- Isbn
- 9780393045802
- Label
- The disuniting of America : reflections on a multicultural society
- Title
- The disuniting of America
- Title remainder
- reflections on a multicultural society
- Statement of responsibility
- Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr
- Subject
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- Cultural pluralism
- Cultural pluralism -- United States
- Ethnic relations
- Multicultural education
- Multicultural education -- United States
- Multicultural education -- United States
- Civilization
- United States
- United States -- Civilization
- United States -- Civilization
- United States -- Ethnic relations
- United States -- Ethnic relations
- Pluralism (Social sciences) -- United States
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Setting the American experience against a global backdrop in which one nation after another is tearing itself apart, Schlesinger emphasizes the question: What is it that holds nations together? The classic American image was of the "melting pot," in which differences of race, religion, and nationality were reduced, however unevenly, by common adherence to unifying civic principles. Today that image is challenged by an identity politics that magnifies differences and abandons goals of integration and assimilation. Must we surrender national identity to ethnic lobbies? Is hypersensitivity on the question of language handicapping minority children? Is the purpose of teaching history to make minorities feel good about themselves? Or is it rather to teach an accurate understanding of the world and to protect unifying ideals of tolerance, democracy, and human rights?" "Strident multiculturalism, Schlesinger contends, is an ill-judged and wrong-headed response to the real problem: the persistence, despite many gains, of racism in the white majority. In a world scarred by ethnic conflict, he writes, it is all the more urgent that the United States set an example of how a highly differentiated society holds itself together." "In this new and enlarged edition, more timely than ever, Schlesinger updates the discussion, assesses recent developments, points to factors that promise to defeat the disuniting of America, points also to the dangers of strident monoculturalism on the right, and adds "Schlesinger's syllabus" - an annotated list of a baker's dozen of book essential for understanding the American experience." --Book Jacket
- Action
- Legacy
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1917-2007
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Schlesinger, Arthur M.
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- United States
- United States
- Cultural pluralism
- Multicultural education
- Cultural pluralism
- Civilization
- Cultural pluralism
- Ethnic relations
- Multicultural education
- United States
- Label
- The disuniting of America : reflections on a multicultural society, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-198) and index
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. "A new race"? -- 2. History the weapon -- 3. The battle of the schools -- 4. The decomposition of America -- 5. E pluribus unum? -- Epilogue -- Appendix. Schlesinger's syllabus
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- Revised and enlarged edition
- Extent
- 207 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393045802
- Lccn
- 97025124
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)37107204
- Label
- The disuniting of America : reflections on a multicultural society, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-198) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. "A new race"? -- 2. History the weapon -- 3. The battle of the schools -- 4. The decomposition of America -- 5. E pluribus unum? -- Epilogue -- Appendix. Schlesinger's syllabus
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- Revised and enlarged edition
- Extent
- 207 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393045802
- Lccn
- 97025124
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)37107204
Subject
- Cultural pluralism
- Cultural pluralism -- United States
- Ethnic relations
- Multicultural education
- Multicultural education -- United States
- Multicultural education -- United States
- Civilization
- United States
- United States -- Civilization
- United States -- Civilization
- United States -- Ethnic relations
- United States -- Ethnic relations
- Pluralism (Social sciences) -- United States
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