{"product_id":"americas-banquet-of-cultures-ronald-fernandez-9780275958718","title":"America's Banquet of Cultures: Harnessing Ethnicity, Race, and Immigration in the Twenty-First Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe melting pot is a myth, according to Fernandez, who shows that the United States is and always has been a \u003ci\u003ebanquet of cultures\u003c\/i\u003e. As he argues, the best way to deal with the more than 20 million new immigrants since 1965 is to accept, recognize, and eagerly explore the differences among the American people. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFernandez seeks to forge a positive national consensus based on two building blocks. First, the nation's many ethnic groups can be a powerful source of unprecedented economic, artistic, and scientific creativity. Secondly, the nation's many ethnic groups offer a way to erase the black\/white dichotomy which, masks the shared injustices of millions of European, Asian, African, Native, and Latino Americans. This is a provocative analysis of how we arrived at our current ethnic and racial dilemmas and what can be done to move beyond them. Scholars and students of American immigration and social policy as well as concerned citizens will find the book equally rewarding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronald Fernandez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 027595871X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275958718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.33h x 6.19w x 1.08d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2000 pg. 785\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2000 pg. 38","brand":"Ronald Fernandez","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46420338311423,"sku":"9780275958718","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_106a794e-1715-4ef1-a9cf-6fa2e3a175a5.jpg?v=1734634338","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/americas-banquet-of-cultures-ronald-fernandez-9780275958718","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}