DISUNITING OF AMER 1E PA

The classic image of the USA is a melting pot, where differences of race, religion and nationality are submerged in democracy. Now there is a new orthodoxy: a collection of self-interest groups, abandoning the idea of assimilation. This book addresses multiculturalism and political correctness.

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Arthur Schlesinger Jr asks in this book "What does it mean to be an American?". The classic image of the republic is that of the melting pot where differences of race, wealth, religion and nationality are submerged in democracy. But now there is a new orthodoxy: America as a collection of self-interest groups, celebrating difference and abandoning the idea of assimilation. Now published in paperback, this book addresses multiculturalism and political correctness.