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

From the publisher. Are you an American? According to the U.S. Census Bureau, increasing numbers of people are claiming "American" as their national ancestry. In our melting pot of cultures, they are taking a stand as authentic representatives of the American nation. This growing social phenomenon s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robbins, James S., 1962-
Language:English
Published: New York : Encounter Books, 2013.
Edition:First American edition.
Subjects:
Indigenous peoples of North America > Politics and government.
Indigenous peoples of North America > Ethnic identity.
Indigenous peoples of North America > Cultural assimilation.
National characteristics, American.
United States > Ethnic relations.
United States > Politics and government.
Physical Description:194 pages : maps (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction : the war on Americans
  • Discovering America
  • American exceptionalism
  • The land of the free
  • Tea parties and patriotism, old and new
  • We the people
  • The American dream
  • Coming to America
  • The native Americans
  • The American future.