Out of the Melting Pot, into the Fire : Multiculturalism in the World's Past and America's Future

Name: Out of the Melting Pot, into the Fire : Multiculturalism in the World's Past and America's Future
Brand: Encounter Books,USA

Encounter Books,USA

Out of the Melting Pot, into the FireMulticulturalism in the World's Past and America's Future\nAuthor(s): Jens Kurt Heycke\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Encounter Books,USA, United States\nImprint: Encounter Books,USA\nISBN-13: 9781641773195, 978-1641773195\nSynopsis\nThe melting pot has been the prevailing ideal for integrating new citizens through most of Americas history, yet contemporary elites often reject it as antiquated and racist. Instead, they advocate multiculturalism, which promotes ethnic boundaries and distinct group identities. Both models have precedents across the centuries, as Jens Heycke demonstrates in a contribution to the debate that incorporates an international, historical perspective.\n\nHeycke surveys multiethnic polities in history, focusing on societies that have shifted between the melting pot and multicultural models. Beginning with ancient Rome, he demonstrates the appeal of a unifying, syncretic identity that diverse individuals can join, regardless o.