About this book
"This sweeping history of twentieth-century America follows the changing and often conflicting ideas about the fundamental nature of American society: Is the United States a social melting pot, as our civic creed warrants, or is full citizenship somehow reserved for those who are white and of the "right" ancestry? Gary Gerstle traces the forces of civic and racial nationalism, arguing that both profoundly shaped our society."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects
American National characteristicsForeign relationsHistoryNational characteristics, AmericanNationalismPolitics and governmentNationalism, united statesUnited states, history, 20th centuryUnited states, foreign relations, 20th centuryUnited states, politics and government, 20th centuryUnited states, race relationsUnited states, social conditionsRace relationsAméricainsNationalismeHistoireRelations extérieuresPolitique et gouvernementRassenverhoudingenRassenvraagstuk