Who Are We? The Challenges to America's National Identity

Name: Who Are We? The Challenges to America's National Identity
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ISBN: 9780684870540

ISBN-10: 0684870541

ISBN-13: 9780684870540

Edition: 2005

Authors: Samuel P. Huntington

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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 new 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 commitment, and respect for law. The waves of immigrants…

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List price: $18.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 12/5/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Samuel P. Huntington was Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Harvard University, and the author of Political Order in Changing Societies.



Foreword



The Issues of Identity



The Crisis of National Identity


Salience: Are the Flags Still There?


Substance: Who Are We?


The Global Identity Crisis


Prospects for American Identity



Identities: National and Other


The Concept of Identity


Others and EnemiesSources of Identity


The False Dichotomy



American Identity



Components of American Identity


Change, Continuity, and Partial Truths


Settlers Before Immigrants


More Than the Creed


""No Attachment to Place""


Race and Eth