We the People - The 500-Year Battle Over Who Is American

"We the People." The Constitution begins with those deceptively simple words, but how do Americans define that "We"? In We the People, Ben Railton argues that throughout our history two competing yet interconnected concepts have battled to define our national identity and community: exclusionary and inclusive visions of who gets to be an American.

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By Benjamin Railton

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"We the People." The Constitution begins with those deceptively simple words, but how do Americans define that "We"? In We the People, Ben Railton argues that throughout our history two competing yet interconnected concepts have battled to define our national identity and community: exclusionary and inclusive visions of who gets to be an American.

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• Autori: Ben Railton, Benjamin Railton, Railton Benjamin
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9781538128541
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-2854-1
• Pagine: 172
• Serie: American Ways; American Ways
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Migration, immigration & emigration, United States of America, USA, Migration, immigration and emigration, History of the Americas