TY  - BOOK
AU  - King,Desmond
TI  - The Liberty of Strangers: Making the American Nation
SN  - 9780195349146
AV  - E184.A1K46 2005 
U1  - 305.801 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Cary
PB  - Oxford University Press USA - OSO
KW  - Assimilation (Sociology)
KW  - Cultural pluralism -- United States
KW  - Group identity -- United States
KW  - Immigrants -- United States
KW  - Multiculturalism -- United States
KW  - National characteristics, American
KW  - Nationalism -- United States
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Contents -- 1 "One People" Nationalism -- PART I -- 2 How to Become an American -- 3 Why Not All Groups Are Equal -- 4 Choosing New Members: The Rise of Immigration Restriction -- 5 The Drive for Authentic Americans: World War I Nationalism -- PART II -- 6 World War II and the Challenge to Assimilation -- 7 America Abroad at Home: International Pressures and Nationhood -- 8 Renewing the American Nation -- Conclusion: America's Post-Multiculturalist Settlement -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
N2  - 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
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