Who are we? :
Huntington, Samuel P.
Who are we? : the challenges to America's national identity / Samuel P. Huntington. - New York : Simon and Schuster, 2015. - xvii, 428 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The crisis of National Identity -- Identities: National and Other -- Components of American Identity -- Anglo-Protestant Culture -- Religion and Christianity -- Emergence, Triumph, Erosion -- Deconstructing America: The Rise of Subnational Identities -- Assimilation: Converts, Ampersands, and the Erosion of Citizenship -- Mexican Immigration and Hispanization -- Merging America with the World -- Fault Lines Old and New -- Twenty-first Century America: Vulnerability, Religion, and National Identity.
"In his seminal work The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order, Samuel Huntington argued provocatively and presciently that with the end of the cold war, "civilizations" were replacing ideologies as the new fault lines in international politics.
Now in his controversial work, Who Are We?, Huntington focuses on an identity crisis closer to home as he examines the impact other civilizations and their values are having on our own country.
America was founded by British settlers who brought with them a distinct culture, says Huntington, including the English language, Protestant values, individualism, religious commitments, and respect for law. The waves of immigrants that later came tot he United States gradually accepted these values and assimilated into America's Anglo-Protestant culture. More recently, however, our national identity has been eroded by the problems of assimilating massive numbers of primarily Hispanic immigrants and challenged by issues such as bilingualism, multiculturalism, the devaluation of citizenship, and the "denationalization" of American elites.
September 11 brought a revival of American patriotism and a renewal of American identity, but already there are signs that this revival is fading. Huntington argues the need for us to reassert the core values that make us Americans. Timely and thought-provoking, Who Are We? is an important book that is certain to shape our national conversation about who we are."-- Publisher's description.
9780684870540 paperback 0684870541 paperback
National characteristics, American
United States--Civilization--1970-
305.800973
Who are we? : the challenges to America's national identity / Samuel P. Huntington. - New York : Simon and Schuster, 2015. - xvii, 428 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The crisis of National Identity -- Identities: National and Other -- Components of American Identity -- Anglo-Protestant Culture -- Religion and Christianity -- Emergence, Triumph, Erosion -- Deconstructing America: The Rise of Subnational Identities -- Assimilation: Converts, Ampersands, and the Erosion of Citizenship -- Mexican Immigration and Hispanization -- Merging America with the World -- Fault Lines Old and New -- Twenty-first Century America: Vulnerability, Religion, and National Identity.
"In his seminal work The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order, Samuel Huntington argued provocatively and presciently that with the end of the cold war, "civilizations" were replacing ideologies as the new fault lines in international politics.
Now in his controversial work, Who Are We?, Huntington focuses on an identity crisis closer to home as he examines the impact other civilizations and their values are having on our own country.
America was founded by British settlers who brought with them a distinct culture, says Huntington, including the English language, Protestant values, individualism, religious commitments, and respect for law. The waves of immigrants that later came tot he United States gradually accepted these values and assimilated into America's Anglo-Protestant culture. More recently, however, our national identity has been eroded by the problems of assimilating massive numbers of primarily Hispanic immigrants and challenged by issues such as bilingualism, multiculturalism, the devaluation of citizenship, and the "denationalization" of American elites.
September 11 brought a revival of American patriotism and a renewal of American identity, but already there are signs that this revival is fading. Huntington argues the need for us to reassert the core values that make us Americans. Timely and thought-provoking, Who Are We? is an important book that is certain to shape our national conversation about who we are."-- Publisher's description.
9780684870540 paperback 0684870541 paperback
National characteristics, American
United States--Civilization--1970-
305.800973