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Informationen zum Autor Stanley A. Renshon! a certified psychoanalyst! is a professor of political science at the City University of New York and coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Program in the Psychology of Social and Political Behavior in the university's Graduate Center. His thirteen books include High Hopes: The Clinton Presidency and the Politics of Ambition! which won the American Political Science Association's Richard E. Neustadt Award for best book on the presidency and the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis' Gradiva Award for the best published biography. Klappentext "Renshon has made himself an expert on the issue of dual citizenship in the United States! but the book goes considerably beyond the specific issue of dual citizenship to deal generally with immigration policy and to ponder deeply the issue of what integration in a society means! what fosters it! what hinders it! and the relation of laws and regulations and policies regarding dual citizenship to this larger question of the making of Americans." —Nathan Glazer! professor of education and social structure! emeritus; Honorary Associate of Adams House! Harvard University Zusammenfassung Is it possible to reconcile two different nationalities! cultures! and psychologies? And what do Americans have a right to expect of immigrants and what do they have a right to expect of Americans? This title offers insight into the political and national ramifications of personal loyalties. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue Introduction 1 American Democracy and the Dilemmas of Dual Citizenship Part I. American National Identity: The Framework 2 The Search for the Missing Link 3 A Theory of American National Identity Part II. Domestic Challenges to American National Identity 4 Multiculturalism and National Identity 5 Hyphenation and National Identity Part III. Global Challenges to American National Identity 6 Transnationalism and National Identity 7 Why Not a Transnational American Identity? Part IV. The Development of National Identity 8 Do Multiple National Attachments Equal Conflicted National Loyalties? 9 Reforming Dual Citizenship: Some Proposals 10 Becoming American: Some Proposals Epilogue Appendix: Countries and Territories Allowing Dual Citizenship in Some Form Index ...
