The next American nation
Subtitle: the new nationalism and the fourth American revolution
By: Michael Lind.
Publisher: Free Press Paperbacks
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 436
Subjects: Nationalism -- United States -- History; Pluralism (Social sciences) -- United States; Multiculturalism -- United States; United States -- Civilization
Description: As this century comes to a close, debates over immigration policy, racial preferences, and multiculturalism challenge the consensus that formerly grounded our national culture. The question of our national identity is as urgent as it has ever been in our history. Is our society disintegrating into a collection of separate ethnic enclaves, or is there a way that we can forge a coherent, unified identity as we enter the 21st century?

In this book Michael Lind provides a comprehensive revisionist view of the American past and offers a concrete proposal for nation-building reforms to strengthen the American future.

He shows that the forces of nationalism and the ideal of a trans-racial melting pot need not be in conflict with each other, and he provides a practical agenda for a liberal nationalist revolution that would combine a new color-blind liberalism in civil rights with practical measures for reducing class based barriers to racial integration.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-415) and index.