America in Person
America in Person
The Evolution of National Symbols [1992]
From the late 1960s to the late 1980s, few studies have focused on American national consciousness and national identity as intellectual and cultural historians avoided the problem of nationalism. Historians interested in reopening the national question in America can learn a lot from a comparative perspective that draws on the history of Germany, eastern Europe, and the Third World. For example, Hans Kohn described the contrast between nationalism in western Europe on the one hand and in central and eastern Europe on the other. This chapter examines the national symbols employed by Americans to personify their country, from the Statue of Liberty to Uncle Sam. It also discusses four requirements of nationality: place, principles, polity, and people.
Keywords: national consciousness, national identity, nationalism, America, national symbols, nationality, place, principles, polity, people
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