One America?

Preface Introduction One America: Contemporary and Historical Settings
1. America at a Crossroads: Political Leadership, National Identity, and the Decline of a Common Culture Stanley A. Renshon
2. Which America? Nationalism among the Nationalists Noah M.J. Pickus
I. Political Leadership and the Dilemmas of Diversity
3. The Presidency, Leadership, and Race Russell
L. Riley
4. President Clinton's Race Initiative: Promise and Disappointment Richard D. Kahlenberg
5. Affirmative Action and the Failure of Presidential Leadership John David Skrentny
II. American Culture and the Dilemmas of Diversity
6. Moving beyond Racial Categories Richard J. Payne
7. Racial Preferences in Higher Education: An Assessment of the Evidence Stephan Thernstrom and Abigail Thernston
8. Dual Citizenship + Multiple Loyalties = One America? Stanley Renshon
III. Reflections on American National Identity in an Age of Diversity
9. The End of American Identity Jack Citrin
10. American National Identity in a Postnational Age Jim Sleeper
11. How to Achieve One America: Class, Race, and the Future of Politics Richard D. Kahlenberg
IV. Political Leadership and the Dilemmas of Diversity Recondsidered
12. Leadership Capital and the Politics of Courage: The President's Initiative on Race Stanley A. Renshon Contributors Index

Stanley A. Renshon, a certified psychoanalyst, is professor of political science at the City University of New York and coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Program in the Psychology of Social and Political Behavior in the university's Graduate Center. His seven books include High Hopes: The Clinton Presidency and the Politics of Ambition (New York University Press, 1996), which won the American Political Science Association's Richard E. Neustadt Award for best book on the presidency.

"Offers reflective critical thinking on social, racial, and culture issues that confront policymakers at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The authors challenges the conventional wisdom on issues of race, affirmative action, immigration, and presidential leadership." -- Perspectives on Political Science "Highly recommended for upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and those interested in the public policy process." -- Choice