Reflections on a multicultural society is an uncompromising look at the fraud of multiculturalism and afrocentrism. Reflections on a multicultural society the pressure for the new cult of ethnicity came less from the minorities en masse than from their often selfappointed spokesmen, most ethnics, white and nonwhite, saw themselves primarily as americans. Reflections on a multicultural society arthur meier schlesinger the classic image of the american nation a melting pot in which differences of race, wealth, religion, and nationality are submerged in democracy is being replaced by an orthodoxy that celebrates difference and abandons assimilation. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the disuniting of america. Schlesinger has written a serious, nuanced set of essays about our multicultural society. Reflections on a multicultural society arthur meier schlesinger, jr. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Click to read more about the disuniting of america. Reflections on a multicultural society get doc the disuniting of america. The title of this book is the disuniting of america and it was written by arthur meier schlesinger.
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Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. In the book, the late historian arthur schlesinger asks what is it that holds a diverse nation together, and why doing so. His reflections on our multicultural society are contained in this book, the disuniting of america. Buy this book in a courageous, important, forcefully argued essay, pulitzer prizewinning historian schlesinger. May 01, 1991 schlesinger as a famous liberal was quite conservative in this book as concerned that a hyphenedamerica, or one that kept strong allegiances and identities based on the raceethnic heritages of countries of origin that immigrated to the us, was disuniting us as allpurpose, general americans for irishamerican, polishamerican, mexicanamerican, etc. Originally published by whittle direct books and now reissued with an expanded foreword, the disuniting of america. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more.
It was thought provoking, and asked questions that made me stop and think about. While in some respects the book shows its age, its message is even more relevant today than when the book was written. Schlesinger was awarded the pulitzer prize for 1946s book the age of jackson about former president andrew jackson. The disuniting of america reminds us that social polarization is about more. Schlesinger, a lifelong advocate of human rights, believes that this eruption of ethnicity has had many good consequences. Unity, multiculturalism and the american creed cultural. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Reflections on a multicultural society revised and enlarged edition kindle edition by schlesinger, arthur meier. Examines the lessons of one polyglot country after another tearing itself apart or on the brink of doing so, and points out troubling new evidence. I read the whole book over the christmas holidays, so wanted to go a little slower in light of what we have been talking about in edu 63. Although the book is greater than the sum of related of essays.
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The diversity delusion argues that the root of this problem is the belief in americas endemic racism and sexism, a belief that has engendered a metastasizing diversity bureaucracy in society and academia. Reflections on a multicultural society revised and enlarged edition published september 17th 1998 by w. Download file to see previous pages arthur schlesingers book the disuniting of america. Why arthur schlesingers disuniting of america lives on. The disuniting of americareflections on a multicultural society by arthur m. Diversity commissars denounce meritocratic standards as discriminatory, enforce hiring quotas, and teach students and adults alike to. Let us by all means teach black history, african history, womens hist.
Reflections on a multicultural society, the historian arthur schlesinger jr. Historically, i thought the disuniting of america was an easy way to become familiar with events that have affected how we view people from other countries, and of other races. A passionate criticism of multiculturalism by the twotime pulitzerwinner. It is with this enduring problem in mind that one might turn hopefully to arthur schlesingers latest book, the disuniting of america. Reflections on a multicultural society, published in 1991 and in a revised edition in 1998. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. Reflections on a multicultural society by arthur m. Jan 14, 20 this is the summary of the disuniting of america. 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 raceethnic heritages of countries of origin that immigrated to the us, was disuniting us as allpurpose, general americans for irishamerican, polishamerican, mexicanamerican, etc. Reflections on a multicultural society, this is the third time this books come out. The new york times bestseller that reminded us what it means to be an american is more timely than ever in this updated and enlarged edition, including schlesingers syllabus, an annotated reading list of core books on the american experience. Norton schlesinger offers a cogent look at the crises of nationhood in america and around the world. Reflections on a multicultural society revised and enlarged. Reflections on a multicultural society is a 1991 book written by american historian arthur m.
Buy this book in a courageous, important, forcefully argued essay, pulitzer prizewinning. The disuniting of america reflections on a multicultural. Reflections on a multicultural society by schlesinger, arthur m. Examines the lessons of one polyglot country after another tearing itself apart or on the brink of doing so, and points out troubling new evidence that multiculturalism gone awry here in the united. Originally published by whittle direct books and now reissued with an. Reflections on a multicultural society revised and enlarged edition by arthur meier schlesinger. Reflections on a multicultural society discussed americas desire to have a unified american race while balancing the diversity of races of which its society is composed. Towards the end of his career in 1991, he wrote the brief but insightful disuniting america.
Reflections on a multicultural society, a short, discursive tract that sets out to examine the unique nature, some current criticism, and the future preservation of what the author calls, among other things. The promise of america has always been that of a fresh economic start on equal footing. The dust jacket has a tare of about 34 inch and a crease as shown in the scanned photos. It was thought provoking, and asked questions that made me stop and think about what i believe about history. Reflections on a multicultural society is an uncompromising look at the fraud of multiculturalism and. The disuniting of america reflection on a multicultural. Reflections on a multicultural society revised and enlarged edition by arthur m.
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