Culture and Democracy in the United StatesIn his new introduction, Whitfield sets the scene of the early twentieth century to show what inspired Horace Kallen to write this book. He delves deeply into his background, discussing the influences on Kallen's life and work. Whitfield also examines the many changes that have occurred since Culture and Democracy in the United States was first written, and reveals that many of the ideas espoused by Kallen have become reality. |
Contents
| ix | |
POSTSCRIPTCULTURE AND THE KU KLUX | 1 |
A MEANING OF AMERICANISM | 36 |
DEMOCRACY VERSUS THE MELTINGPOT | 59 |
AMERICANIZATION AND THE CULTURAL | 118 |
THE NEWEST REACTION | 225 |
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Page xvii - Men may change their clothes, their politics, their wives, their religions, their philosophies, to a greater or lesser extent: they cannot change their grandfathers.
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Multicultural Citizenship: A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights Will Kymlicka No preview available - 1996 |