One America?: Political Leadership, National Identity, and the Dilemmas of DiversityStanley Allen Renshon Presented by Renshon (political science, City U. of New York), 12 contributions examine identity politics in the United States from a number of ideological perspectives, exploring what it means to be an American and calling for various courses of action. Some argue that the problem can be found in the inability of our political leaders to show authenticity and courage in tackling racial differences. Other articles suggest that affirmative action, school integration, and other initiatives that have hitherto been based on race should instead be based on class, in order to broaden public acceptance and address real inequalities. Still other viewpoints argue that increased immigration is a divisive problem, that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 paved the way for a dangerous emphasis on multiculturalism; and they criticize Bill Clinton's initiative on race as empty, scripted public relations events. c. Book News Inc. |
Contents
Which America? Nationalism among the Nationalists | 28 |
The Presidency Leadership and Race | 69 |
Promise | 91 |
Affirmative Action and the Failure of Presidential | 111 |
Moving beyond Racial Categories | 143 |
An Assessment | 169 |
Dual Citizenship + Multiple Loyalties One America? | 232 |
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