America's Banquet of Cultures: Harnessing Ethnicity, Race, and Immigration in the Twenty-First Century

by Ronald Fernandez

Book Overview

The melting pot is a myth, according to Fernandez, who shows that the United States is and always has been a banquet of cultures. As he argues, the best way to deal with the more than 20 million new immigrants since 1965 is to accept, recognize, and eagerly explore the differences among the American people.

Fernandez seeks to forge a positive national consensus based on two building blocks. First, the nation's many ethnic groups can...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275975088
• ISBN13: 9780275975081
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.2"