{"product_id":"unmeltable-ethnics-politics-and-culture-in-american-life-9781138540101","title":"Unmeltable Ethnics: Politics and Culture in American Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michael Novak\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Cultural \u0026amp; Ethnic Studies - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new, enlarged edition of an influential book originally published in 1972 as \u003cem\u003eThe Rise of the Unmeltable Ethnics\u003c\/em\u003eextends the author's wise and generous view of ethnicity. Its aim \"is to raise consciousness about a crucial part of the American experience: to involve each reader in self-inquiry. Who, after all, are you? What history brought you to where you are? Why are you different from others?\" But the point of such inquiry is civility: \"The new ethnic consciousness embodied in this book delights in recognition of subtle differences in the movements of the soul. It is not a call to separatism but to self-consciousness. It does not seek division but rather accurate, mutual appreciation.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition contains six new essays by the author, including the acclaimed \"Pluralism: A Humanistic Perspective.\" New, too, is Novak's comprehensive introduction, bringing the argument up to date. Novak describes how and why ethnicity has become a prominent issue in American politics. He also sharply denounces the current ideology of \"multiculturalism\" as a disfiguration of genuine ethnicity. \"Multiculturalism is moved by the eros of Narcissus\" Novak writes, \"the new ethnicity is driven by the eros of unrestricted understanding.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the book first appeared, Time said that \"Novak has attacked the American Dream in order to open up a possible second chapter for it.\" Newsweek called it \"a tough-minded, provocative book which could well signal an important change in American politics.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition adds crucial distinctions for those seeking an intelligent path through such current-day mystifications as \"multiculturalism\" and \"diversity.\" Twenty-five years ago, Novak's argument led the way in focusing on families, neighborhoods, and other \"mediating institutions\" of civil society. It is an argument critical to a realistic sense of national community.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45239008952471,"sku":"9781138540101","price":12867.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138540101.webp?v=1769221398","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/unmeltable-ethnics-politics-and-culture-in-american-life-9781138540101","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}