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| Original Title: | The Disuniting of America: Reflections on a Multicultural Society |
| ISBN: | 0393309878 (ISBN13: 9780393309874) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
Paperback | Pages: 160 pages Rating: 3.49 | 388 Users | 44 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Disuniting of America: Reflections on a Multicultural Society |
| Author | : | Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 160 pages |
| Published | : | April 1st 1993 by W. W. Norton & Company (first published May 1st 1991) |
| Categories | : | Politics. History. Nonfiction. North American Hi.... American History. Sociology. Philosophy. Cultural |
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Schlesinger as a famous liberal was quite conservative in this book as concerned that a hyphened-America, or one that kept strong allegiances and identities based on the race-ethnic heritages of countries of origin that immigrated to the US, was "disuniting" us as all-purpose, general "Americans" for Irish-American, Polish-American, Mexican-American, etc.. He strongly defends a pluralistic, multi-ethnic and multi-religious identity for the US, but is critical of what we'd today call "identity politics" in the public sphere.Rating Out Of Books The Disuniting of America: Reflections on a Multicultural Society
Ratings: 3.49 From 388 Users | 44 ReviewsAssess Out Of Books The Disuniting of America: Reflections on a Multicultural Society
A balanced and insightful review of an ever larger national challenge.Written in 1991, this book is a frightening window into what the world was turning into, and today in 2019, 28 years later -- or an entire young adult human life cultivated later -- we see the "payoff" from exactly what Schlesinger warned about. Unbelievably prescient, and so compellingly ahead of its time.Interestingly, Schlesinger himself is not one of my favorite people. He is one of the iconic liberal voices of the 20th Century, and I am solidly conservative. His voice helped build modern
Schlesinger as a famous liberal was quite conservative in this book as concerned that a hyphened-America, or one that kept strong allegiances and identities based on the race-ethnic heritages of countries of origin that immigrated to the US, was "disuniting" us as all-purpose, general "Americans" for Irish-American, Polish-American, Mexican-American, etc.. He strongly defends a pluralistic, multi-ethnic and multi-religious identity for the US, but is critical of what we'd today call "identity
At the height of the political correctness mania in the late Eighties the late Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. got all upset about the excesses of multiculturalists in the United States and wrote this short but impassioned piece to zap them. It is a bit dated, but still a good book that: marshals the most telling anti-political-correctness arguments, and is (typical of Pulitzer prizewinner Schlesinger) very well written. His basic argument is this: the U.S. constitutes the greatest and most successful
A Liberal icon expressing 25 years ago almost exactly Conservative concerns in todays culture wars in identity politics, multiculturalism and identity politics. Advisor to Kennedy, yet hes as far away from todays Democrat Party as its possible to be.
Lays a thorough groundwork for multiculturalism, but then turns around and critiques it through accusations for which he provides little to no evidence or support. For example, regarding certain classroom instruction, it doesn't sound like he's actually witnessed what he describes, nor does he provide any direct proof. His multicultural critique comes off as second-hand as any lay person's. Meanwhile, his (presumably unintentional) case for multiculturalism is well-structured and compelling.
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