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The Monochrome Society
Amitai Etzioni
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Description for The Monochrome Society
paperback. Challenges those who argue that diversity or multiculturalism is about to become the governing American creed. This book presents evidence that Americans, whites and African Americans, Hispanics and Asian Americans, new immigrants and decedents of the Pilgrims, continue to share the same core of basic American values and aspirations. Series: New Forum Books. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 line illus., 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Amitai Etzioni is one of the most influential social and political thinkers of our day, a man synonymous with the ideas of communitarianism. In this book, Etzioni challenges those who argue that diversity or multiculturalism is about to become the governing American creed. On the surface, America may seem like a fractured mosaic, but the country is in reality far more socially monochromatic and united than most observers have claimed. In the first chapter, Etzioni presents a great deal of evidence that Americans, whites and African Americans, Hispanics and Asian Americans, new immigrants and decedents of the Pilgrims, continue to ... Read more
Amitai Etzioni is one of the most influential social and political thinkers of our day, a man synonymous with the ideas of communitarianism. In this book, Etzioni challenges those who argue that diversity or multiculturalism is about to become the governing American creed. On the surface, America may seem like a fractured mosaic, but the country is in reality far more socially monochromatic and united than most observers have claimed. In the first chapter, Etzioni presents a great deal of evidence that Americans, whites and African Americans, Hispanics and Asian Americans, new immigrants and decedents of the Pilgrims, continue to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
Series
New Forum Books
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691114576
SKU
9780691114576
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About Amitai Etzioni
Amitai Etzioni is University Professor at The George Washington University. A past President of the American Sociological Association, he is the author of nineteen books, including The Moral Dimension (The Free Press), The Limits of Privacy (Basic Books), and The New Golden Rule (Basic Books), which won the Simon Wiesenthal Center's 1997 Tolerance Book Award. He was recently awarded the ... Read more
Reviews for The Monochrome Society
"Insightful... Etzioni is always thoughtful and deliberate."
Publishers Weekly "Etzioni's liberal communitarianism addresses a serious problem, namely how to arrest the atomisation of modern societies and improve the quality not only of citizenship but of life in general."
Bhikhu Parekh, Times Higher Education Supplement "Written in an uncomplicated style, The Monochrome Society is a significant contribution."
Sean Donlon, Sunday Independent (Dublin) "A series ... Read more
Publishers Weekly "Etzioni's liberal communitarianism addresses a serious problem, namely how to arrest the atomisation of modern societies and improve the quality not only of citizenship but of life in general."
Bhikhu Parekh, Times Higher Education Supplement "Written in an uncomplicated style, The Monochrome Society is a significant contribution."
Sean Donlon, Sunday Independent (Dublin) "A series ... Read more