Hanging Together: Unity and Diversity in American CultureYale University Press, 2001 M01 1 - 336 pages How has America, with its many ethnic, class, and ideological divisions, allowed divergent groups to hang together as Americans? In this book, a distinguished historian explores the ways in which Americans have conceived of a national identity and demonstrates that an appreciation of America's kaleidoscopic diversity can be reconciled with an affirmation of its common national culture. |
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Hanging Together: Unity and Diversity in American Culture John Higham,Carl Guarneri No preview available - 2001 |
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