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The liberty of strangers [electronic resource] : making the American nation / Desmond King.

By: King, Desmond SPublisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005Description: 1 online resource (viii, 229 p.)ISBN: 9780199850617 (ebook) :; 0199850615 (ebook) :Subject(s): Pluralism (Social sciences) -- United States | Multiculturalism -- United States | Nationalism -- United States | National characteristics, American | Group identity -- United States | Immigrants -- United States | Assimilation (Sociology) | United States -- Ethnic relations | United States -- Emigration and immigration | United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780195306439DDC classification: 305.8'00973 LOC classification: E184.A1Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Spanning the 20th century and encompassing immigration policies the nationalistic fallout from both World Wars, the civil rights movement, and nation-building efforts in the postcolonial era 'The Liberty of Strangers' advances a new interpretation of American nationalism and the future prospects for diverse democracies.
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Spanning the 20th century and encompassing immigration policies the nationalistic fallout from both World Wars, the civil rights movement, and nation-building efforts in the postcolonial era 'The Liberty of Strangers' advances a new interpretation of American nationalism and the future prospects for diverse democracies.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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