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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Rutgers Univ Pr
Publication date
September 30, 2007
Pages
260
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780813542287
ISBN-10
0813542286
Dimensions
0.50 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
0.90 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$29.95
Other format details
university press
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§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
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The United States, it is often said, is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world. But what, precisely, do we mean when we speak of âethnicâ groups or âethnicityâ? What is the distinction, for example, between âraceâ and âethnicityâ? How do various groups meld with the rest of American society? Should we think in terms of assimilation, integration, pluralism, or some other relationship between ethnic groups and the mainstream? It is these and many other questions that Jason J. McDonald tackles in this timely and insightful book.
Chapters explore a range of topics, including how different ethnic groups arrived in the United Statesâwhether through violence and coercion or willing immigration; the peculiar identification of Native Americans as âethnic,â despite the fact that they are indigenous to the land; whether the American publicâs attitudes toward and treatment of difference has been consistent with the nationâs professed egalitarian ideals; and how factors such as language, religion, class, gender, and intermarriage play in either strengthening or weakening ethnic identity and group solidarity.
An engaging and critical look at a term that remains stubbornly ambiguous in both scholarly discussion and the vernacular, this book makes an important contribution to the ongoing debates about âdifferenceâ in American society.
Chapters explore a range of topics, including how different ethnic groups arrived in the United Statesâwhether through violence and coercion or willing immigration; the peculiar identification of Native Americans as âethnic,â despite the fact that they are indigenous to the land; whether the American publicâs attitudes toward and treatment of difference has been consistent with the nationâs professed egalitarian ideals; and how factors such as language, religion, class, gender, and intermarriage play in either strengthening or weakening ethnic identity and group solidarity.
An engaging and critical look at a term that remains stubbornly ambiguous in both scholarly discussion and the vernacular, this book makes an important contribution to the ongoing debates about âdifferenceâ in American society.
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from Rutgers Univ Pr (September 30, 2007)
9780813542287 | details & prices | 260 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $29.95
About: The United States, it is often said, is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world.
About: The United States, it is often said, is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world.
Miscellaneous
from Edinburgh Univ Pr (May 1, 2007)
9780748628636 | details & prices | 273 pages | List price $104.50
This edition also contains American Ethnic History: Themes and Perspectives
This edition also contains American Ethnic History: Themes and Perspectives
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