Native Americans : patriotism, exceptionalism, and the new American identity / James S. Robbins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robbins, James S., 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Politics and government.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Ethnic identity.

Indians of North America--Cultural assimilation.

National characteristics, American.

United States--Ethnic relations.

United States.

Ethnic relations.

United States--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

194 pages : maps (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Edition:

First American edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Encounter Books, 2013.

Summary:

In the decennial census and the American Community Survey, increasing numbers of people are writing-in "American" as their national ancestry. By doing this they are cutting their ancestral ties to all other homelands and ethnicities and taking a stand as authentic representatives of the American nation. In the mix of American cultures they are laying claim to being members of the primary and irreducible people. This growing social phenomenon serves as the launching point for a discussion of what Americanism means in the 21st Century; its roots, its significance, and the unrelenting assault from multiculturalists who believe either believe the term American signifies nothing or is a badge of shame. Author James S. Robbins describes the foundations of the American ideal, the core set of beliefs that define American values and the way in which these values have been undermined and corrupted. He also makes the case for the benefits of an objective standard of what American means, and the benefit in returning to the values that turned America from an undeveloped wilderness to the most exceptional country in the world.

Contents:

1 Introduction: The War on Americans 1

2 Discovering America 13

3 American Exceptionalism 29

4 The Land of the Free 43

5 Tea Parties and Patriotism, Old and New 57

6 We the People 75

7 The American Dream 85

8 Coming to America 107

9 The Native Americans 129

10 The American Future 143.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781594036101

1594036101

9781594036118

159403611X

OCLC:

744288922