American Crucible —— Race and Nation in the Twentieth Century

----- 美国坩埚：二十世纪的种族与民族

ISBN: 9780691173276 出版年：2017 页码：542 Gary Gerstle Princeton University Press

This sweeping history of twentieth-century america follows the changing and often conflicting ideas about the fundamental nature of american society: is the united states a social melting pot, as our civic creed warrants, or is full citizenship somehow reserved for those who are white and of the "right" ancestry? gary gerstle traces the forces of civic and racial nationalism, arguing that both profoundly shaped our society. After theodore roosevelt led his rough riders to victory during the spanish american war, he boasted of the diversity of his men's origins- from the kentucky backwoods to the irish, italian, and jewish neighborhoods of northeastern cities. Roosevelt's vision of a hybrid and superior "american race," strengthened by war, would inspire the social, diplomatic, and economic policies of american liberals for decades. And yet, for all of its appeal to the civic principles of inclusion, this liberal legacy was grounded in "anglo-saxon" culture, making it difficult in particular for jews and italians and especially for asians and african americans to gain acceptance.