他者の自由：アメリカにおけるナショナリズム The Liberty of Strangers : Making the American Nation

King, Desmond

Oxford University Press Inc（2006/02発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 240 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780195306439
• DDC分類 320.540973

基本説明

New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2004. A new interpretation of American nationalism here debunks one of the assumptions of American nationhood, namely that group distinction and identification would gradually dissolve over time, creating a "postethnic" nation.

Full Description

Spanning the entire twentieth century and encompassing immigration policies, the nationalistic fallout from both world wars, the civil rights movement, and nation-building efforts in the postcolonial era, The Liberty of Strangers advances a major new interpretation of American nationalism and the future prospects for diverse democracies. Tracing how Americans have confronted and relinquished, but mostly clung to group identities over the past century, Desmond King here debunks one of the guiding assumptions of American nationhood, namely that group distinction and identification would gradually dissolve over time, creating a "postethnic" nation. The divisions in American society have consistently proven themselves too strong to dissolve and, for better or for worse, the often-disparaged politics of multiculturalism are here to stay, with profound implications for America's democracy.

Contents

PART I; PART II; CONCLUSION