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Who Are We : The Challenges to America's National Identity
Author: Samuel P. Huntington
Binding: Hardcover
Published: May, 2004
ISBN: 0684870533
$18.36
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Who Are We : The Challenges to America's National Identity
by: Samuel P. Huntington
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Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.7 / 5.0 
As insightful as "Clash of Civilizations": 
Back in 1993, Huntington's seminal article in Foreign Affairs "The Clash of Civilizations" was prescient about the violent clash between Islam and the West. It better explained the causes of 9/11 than most books written after 9/11!
Now, Huntington's focus has turned inward to the changing identity of American society. He considers that the demographic explosion of Mexicans within the U.S. is causing a Clash of Civilizations within our borders. This is not going to be a destructive clash as the one with... more info
A Thought Provoking Historical Review of American Identity: 
Huntington does a great job bringing together the viewpoints of many observers of the American scene over the centuries while adding his own scholarly observations. He is at his best as he discusses what has happened over the course of American history with our sense of identity. He also observes the present scene and its various actors and players with a discerning eye. But, I found his crystal ball about the future more than a bit cloudy. I don't share all his fears about what might happen as Spanish... more info
Nearly Drowned My Uvula:
This book has so greatly increased my appreciation for truly good beer. The more I read, the more my taste buds danced with giddy delight on my happy tongue. A pale ale, an IPA, another IPA (hops truly are tops!), a dark ale, Chapter Two, a wassail, a porter, two more porters (I spilled most of another), Chapter Three, ahhh sweet stout how I love thee though I don't recall how many times, a skip through Chapter Four on Anglo-Protestant Culture trying to find any mention of beer (none, sad), and finally, a... more info
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