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The Disuniting of America Reflections on a Multicultural Society Author: Arthur M. Jr. Schlesinger The bestseller that reminded us what it means to be an American is now more timely than ever in this updated and expanded edition, including "Schlesinger's Syllabus," an annotated reading list of core books on the American experience. The classic image of the American nation--a melting pot in which differences of race, wealth, religion, and nati...  more »onality are submerged in democracy--is being replaced by an orthodoxy that celebrates difference and abandons assimilation. While this upsurge in ethnic awareness has had many healthy consequences in a nation shamed by a history of prejudice, the cult of ethnicity, if pressed too far, threatens to fragment American society to a dangerous degree. Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner in history and adviser to the Kennedy and other administrations, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., is uniquely positioned to wave the caution flag in the race to a politics of identity. Using a broader canvas in this updated and expanded edition, he examines the international dimension and the lessons of one polyglot country after another tearing itself apart or on the brink of doing so: the former Yugoslavia, Nigeria, even Canada among them. Focusing inward, he finds troubling new evidence that efforts to preserve a plurality of cultures here in the United States threaten to do the same.  « less Post This Book + Reminder Login | Register ISBN-13: 9780393309874 ISBN-10: 0393309878 Publication Date: 4/1993 Pages: 160 Rating: Currently 4/5 Stars.  1 4 stars, based on 1 rating Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc Book Type: Paperback Other Versions: Hardcover Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review

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