Robert Takaki: A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America , 1993. New/York: London:Little Brown and Co.
John Fousek: To Lead the Free World: American Nationalism and the Cultural Roots of the Cold War, 2000. Chapel Hill: U. of South Carolina Press.
Anatol Lieven: America-Right or Wrong: An Anatomy of American Nationalism, 2004. London: HarperCollins.
Kopisamling "ENG2570 American National Ideology: Individualism, Religion, Nationalism, and Multiculturalism" (to be had at Kopiutsalget, Akademika, Comp. 1):
- F.J. Turner, "The Significance of the Frontier in American History," IM.Curti et al., eds. American Issues: The Social Record. N.Y.: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1971, 88-100.
- William C. Fulbright, The Arrogance of Power. N.Y.: Random House, 1966, 3-22.
Kopisamling "Selections from John Higham, Hanging Together: Unity and Diversity in American Culture" (to be had at Kopiutsalget, Akademika, Comp. 2):
- "Hanging Together: Divergent Unities in American History," 3-28
- "Multiculturalism and universality," 29-53
U.S. State Department. Journal USA. "Society & Values: The United States in 2005 - Who We Are Today" (1) "American Identity," 4-8; (2) "The Changing Face of America," 9-13; (3) "Still E Plubribus Unum? Yes," 27-30 (4) "The Immigration Debate, 31-36:Http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itsv/1204/ijse/pachter.htm
Arthur M. Schlesinger: The Disuniting of America: Reflections on a Multicultural Society, 1992. New York: W.W. Norton & Co.
Requirements:
1. Regular attendance and reading preparations for sessions
2. Papers: 1 essay (5 pp.) on an assigned topic by Nov. 10
3. A three-day home written exam (Grading scale: A-F)
NB! No papers to be sent to the instructor by E-mail or Classfronter!