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A Nation Apart
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Author : Arnold Birenbaum
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-01-21
A Nation Apart written by Arnold Birenbaum and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-21 with Social Science categories.
This book examines the ongoing struggle for social justice by and for African Americans. Examining the persistent rolling back of civil and voting rights for this population and other minorities since the end of Reconstruction, the author discusses the continued colonization of African Americans and the rise of white nationalism before considering what can be done to create a democratic version of Americanism. With discussions on the possibilities that exist for eliminating health disparities, increasing income and reducing wealth inequality, enhancing the urban environment and housing stability, reforming criminal justice, and reconsidering the case for reparations for the descendants of slaves, the author considers whether white nationalism is a threat to Democratic Americanism and if the declining fortunes of working class Americans can be reversed by means of a "Marshall Plan" for the United States. A study of the sustained racial injustices of American society over the last century and a half and their possible remedies, A Nation Apart will appeal to all those with interests in race and ethnicity and questions of social justice.
Nations Apart
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Author : Stephen McGeegan
language : en
Publisher: Trafford on Demand Pub
Release Date : 2009-08
Nations Apart written by Stephen McGeegan and has been published by Trafford on Demand Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08 with Fiction categories.
Leonard Frank, an aboriginal survivor of the Canadian residential school system, searches for resolution and redemption in Argentina, a nation teetering on the brink of collapse.
Nations Apart
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Author : Radka ^D%Sustrov?
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2024-02-16
Nations Apart written by Radka ^D%Sustrov? and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-16 with History categories.
Nations Apart reconsiders the Nazi occupation of Bohemia and Moravia during World War II. The dismemberment of Czechoslovakia after the 1938 Munich Agreement is typically recalled in Czech historical memory as the beginning of a period of humiliation, occupation, and resistance. Against this narrative of victimhood, %Sustrov? argues that the Nazi Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia witnessed the unexpected expansion of the Czech welfare state, a process driven by local nationalisms and which, in turn, contributed, inadvertently to the stability of Nazi governance. Through extensive research in Czech, German, and Swiss archives, Nations Apart demonstrates that ethnically exclusive Czech national ideology dominated politics and everyday life during Nazi rule. Illustrating similarities between the wartime 'Protectorate' and the occupation regimes in Western Europe, %Sustrov? sheds new light on occupied societies during WWII and on the ambiguous origins of welfare states in post-war Europe.
A Nation Apart Why Is British Exceptionalism So Exceptional
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Author : Alessandro Giacometto
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
A Nation Apart Why Is British Exceptionalism So Exceptional written by Alessandro Giacometto and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with categories.
Is America Breaking Apart
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Author : John A. Hall
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2021-04-13
Is America Breaking Apart written by John A. Hall and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-13 with Political Science categories.
Is the United States a nation of materialistic loners whose politics are dictated by ethnic, racial, religious, or sexual identities? This is what America has become in the eyes of many commentators. Americans seem to fear that their society is breaking apart, but how accurate is this portrayal and how justified is the fear? Introducing a balanced viewpoint into this intense debate, John Hall and Charles Lindholm demonstrate that such alarm is unfounded. Here they explore the institutional structures of American society, emphasizing its ability to accommodate difference and reduce conflict. The culture, too, comes under scrutiny: influenced by Calvinistic beliefs, Americans place faith in the individual but demand high moral commitment to the community. Broad in scope and ambition, this short book draws a realistic portrait of a society that is among the most powerful and stable in the world, yet is perennially shaken by self-doubt. Concern over the cohesiveness of American society, Hall and Lindholm argue, is actually a product of a shared cultural belief in human distinctiveness and equality. They find that this shared belief paradoxically leads Americans to exaggerated worries about disunity, since they are afraid that disagreements among co-equals will rend apart a fragile community based solely on consensus and caring. While there is little dissent among Americans over essential values, racism still abounds. Here the authors predict that the homogenizing force of economic participation might still be the key to mending the wounds of racial turmoil. By combining history, sociology, and anthropology, the authors cover a wide range of past and recent challenges to the stability of American society: from the history of unions to affirmative action, from McCarthyism to militant distrust of government, from early prejudice toward Irish and Italian immigrants to current treatment of African Americans. Hall and Lindholm do not skirt the internal contradictions and moral tensions of American society but nonetheless recognize the strength and promise of its institutions and culture. Their book is a vivid, sweeping response to the doomsayers in the reassessment of our society.
Nation Building
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Author : Andreas Wimmer
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2018-05-01
Nation Building written by Andreas Wimmer and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-01 with Social Science categories.
A new and comprehensive look at the reasons behind successful or failed nation building Nation Building presents bold new answers to an age-old question. Why is national integration achieved in some diverse countries, while others are destabilized by political inequality between ethnic groups, contentious politics, or even separatism and ethnic war? Traversing centuries and continents from early nineteenth-century Europe and Asia to Africa from the turn of the twenty-first century to today, Andreas Wimmer delves into the slow-moving forces that encourage political alliances to stretch across ethnic divides and build national unity. Using datasets that cover the entire world and three pairs of case studies, Wimmer’s theory of nation building focuses on slow-moving, generational processes: the spread of civil society organizations, linguistic assimilation, and the states’ capacity to provide public goods. Wimmer contrasts Switzerland and Belgium to demonstrate how the early development of voluntary organizations enhanced nation building; he examines Botswana and Somalia to illustrate how providing public goods can bring diverse political constituencies together; and he shows that the differences between China and Russia indicate how a shared linguistic space may help build political alliances across ethnic boundaries. Wimmer then reveals, based on the statistical analysis of large-scale datasets, that these mechanisms are at work around the world and explain nation building better than competing arguments such as democratic governance or colonial legacies. He also shows that when political alliances crosscut ethnic divides and when most ethnic communities are represented at the highest levels of government, the general populace will identify with the nation and its symbols, further deepening national political integration. Offering a long-term historical perspective and global outlook, Nation Building sheds important new light on the challenges of political integration in diverse countries.
A Land Apart
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Author : Flannery Burke
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2017-05-02
A Land Apart written by Flannery Burke and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-02 with History categories.
"A new kind of history of the Southwest (mainly New Mexico and Arizona) that foregrounds the stories of Latino and Indigenous peoples who made the Southwest matter to the nation in the twentieth century"--Provided by publisher.
A Nation Apart
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Author : Andrew Fabinyi
language : en
Publisher: Melbourne, Australia : Longman Cheshire
Release Date : 1983
A Nation Apart written by Andrew Fabinyi and has been published by Melbourne, Australia : Longman Cheshire this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Australia categories.
Collection of essays examaning the forces and issues confronting contemporary Australian society. Includes: "Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders" by Colin Bourke (pp.33-42) ; & "Living in the Deep North" by Elizabeth Perkins (pp.55-66) ; both articles are annotated separately.
A Nation Torn Apart
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Author : Miriam Rinn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000-01-01
A Nation Torn Apart written by Miriam Rinn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-01 with United States categories.
The War That Forged A Nation
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Author : James M. McPherson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2015-02-12
The War That Forged A Nation written by James M. McPherson and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-12 with History categories.
More than 140 years ago, Mark Twain observed that the Civil War had "uprooted institutions that were centuries old, changed the politics of a people, transformed the social life of half the country, and wrought so profoundly upon the entire national character that the influence cannot be measured short of two or three generations." In fact, five generations have passed, and Americans are still trying to measure the influence of the immense fratricidal conflict that nearly tore the nation apart. In The War that Forged a Nation, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian James M. McPherson considers why the Civil War remains so deeply embedded in our national psyche and identity. The drama and tragedy of the war, from its scope and size--an estimated death toll of 750,000, far more than the rest of the country's wars combined--to the nearly mythical individuals involved--Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson--help explain why the Civil War remains a topic of interest. But the legacy of the war extends far beyond historical interest or scholarly attention. Here, McPherson draws upon his work over the past fifty years to illuminate the war's continuing resonance across many dimensions of American life. Touching upon themes that include the war's causes and consequences; the naval war; slavery and its abolition; and Lincoln as commander in chief, McPherson ultimately proves the impossibility of understanding the issues of our own time unless we first understand their roots in the era of the Civil War. From racial inequality and conflict between the North and South to questions of state sovereignty or the role of government in social change--these issues, McPherson shows, are as salient and controversial today as they were in the 1860s. Thoughtful, provocative, and authoritative, The War that Forged a Nation looks anew at the reasons America's civil war has remained a subject of intense interest for the past century and a half, and affirms the enduring relevance of the conflict for America today.