Who Counts as an American?: The Boundaries of National Identity

by Elizabeth Theiss-Morse

Book Overview

Why is national identity such a potent force in people's lives? And is the force positive or negative? In this thoughtful and provocative book, Elizabeth Theiss-Morse develops a social theory of national identity and uses a national survey, focus groups, and experiments to answer these important questions in the American context. Her results show that the combination of group commitment and the setting of exclusive boundaries on the national group...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521756952
• ISBN13: 9780521756952
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"