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Immigration, assimilation, and the cultural construction of American national identity /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Anderson, Shannon Latkin
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.
Series:Routledge research in race and ethnicity ; 14.
Subjects:
Kallen, Horace Meyer, > 1882-1974 > Political and social views.
Glazer, Nathan > Political and social views.
Moynihan, Daniel P. > (Daniel Patrick), > 1927-2003 > Political and social views.
Huntington, Samuel P. > Political and social views.
National characteristics, American > History.
Nationalism > United States > History.
Cultural pluralism > United States > History.
Americanization > History.
Protestantism > Political aspects > United States > History.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Political aspects > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Immigration, assimilation, and national identity
  • Part I. Horace Kallen and a new narrative, 1905-1925
  • Mass immigration, prelude to war, and narratives of the nation
  • Kallen's pluralist challenge
  • Part II. Glazer and Moynihan challenge the melting pot, 1950-1970
  • A time for American power (and melting?)
  • Glazer and Moynihan's claim : many and one
  • Part III. Huntington's return to Americanism, 1985-2005
  • Multiculturalism and a domestic clash
  • Huntington's fear : e pluribus pluribus
  • Anglo-America under review
  • Conclusion: The meanings of America.