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The Disuniting of America: Reflections on a Multicultural Society Book

In this updated version of a modern classic, acclaimed historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. strikes a blow against radical multiculturalism. The rising cult of ethnicity, he argues, threatens a common American identity, imperiling the civic ideals that traditionally have bonded immigrants into a nation. Various chapters criticize bilingual education, Afrocentrism, and the use of history as group therapy for minorities. Schlesinger raised eyebrows when he first published this book in 1992 because of his impeccable liberal credentials as a one-time assistant to President Kennedy and long-standing academic champion of FDR's New Deal. This new version contains all of the original volume's edge, plus a few extras, including an appendix containing "Schlesinger's Syllabus," 13 books "indispensable to an understanding of America." Titles from this eclectic list include The Federalist Papers, Tocqueville's Democracy in America, Uncle Tom's Cabin, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Mencken's American Language. The Disuniting of America remains an essential book for readers interested in the American character as it enters the 21st century. --John J. MillerRead More

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  • Product Description

    The conservative social commentator acknowledges the benefits of ethnic awareness in American but goes on to argue that the cult of ethnicity could lead to the fragmentation, resegregation, and tribalization of the country. Reprint. PW.

  • 0393309878
  • 9780393309874
  • Arthur M. Schlesinger
  • 19 November 1993
  • WW Norton & Co
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 160
  • New edition
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