Debating Diversity: Clashing perspectives on race and ethnicity in America

In its two editions, this remarkably succesful text has introduced students to the diverse points of view on race and ethnicity in the U.S. Arranged in debate format, the essays address vital questions such as: How have the experiences of racial minorities in the U.S. been similar to and different from each other? Is "race" the same as "ethnicity"? How has culture shaped race and ethnic relations? As undergraduate programs in the U.S. have become more and more aware of the importance of race, ethnicity, and difference, comparative inquiries like those in From Different Shores have become absolutely essential.

Table of Contents:
The Twenty-first Century: We Will All Be Minorities I. Patterns: Ethnicity versus Race Nathan Glazer: The Emergence of an American Ethnic Pattern Ronald Takaki: Reflections on Racial Patterns in America II. National Identity: The Master Narrative of American History and Its Discontents Frederick Jackson Turner: The Significance of the Frontier in American History Ronald Takaki: The Significance of the Frontier in Native American History Samuel P. Huntington: The Clash of Civilizations: In the World and the U.S. Elizabeth Martínez: Reinventing "America": Call for a New National Identity III. Class: Below the Deck of the Pequod Oscar and Mary F. Handlin: Origins of the Southern Labor System Ronald Takaki: Why the Switch to Slavery: Fears of Rebellious White Workers W.E.B. DuBois: The Paradoxical Tragedy of White and Black Laborers in the South Harvard Sitkoff: Organize Labor and Civil Rights Tomás Almaguer: Racial Domination and Class Conflict in Capitalist Agriculture: The Oxnard Sugar Beet Workers' Strike of 1903 Grace Chang: Immigrants and Workfare Workers IV. Diversities Within: Gender and Other Differences Susan A. Glenn: A Bridge to College for Jewish Sons: Daughters in the Sweatshops Lourdes Miranda King: Double Discrimination for Puerto Rican Women Bonnie Thorton Dill: Race, Class, and Gender: Prospects for an All-Inclusive Sisterhood Alice Y. Hom: Stories from the Homefront: Perspectives of Asian American Parents with Lesbian Daughters and Gay Sons Cynthia L. Nakashima: Voices from the Movement: Approaches to Multiraciality V. Policies: Strategies and Solutions Irving Kristol: The Negro Today Is Like the Immigrant Yesterday William Julius Wilson: The Black Community: Race and Class Robert J. Samuelson: The Limits of Immigration Gregory Defreitas: Fear of Foreigners: Immigrants as Scapegoats for Domestic Woes James Q. Wilson: What to Do About Crime Elliott Currie: What to Do and Not To Do About Crime Pete Wilson: Ending Affirmative Action Chang-Lin Tien: Defending Affirmative Action Nathan Glazer: American Blacks, It Turned Out, Are Not Like the Immigrants of Yesterday VI. Prospects: E Pluribus Unum? Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.: The Return to the Melting Pot Ronald Takaki: A Different Mirror: Multicultural Ties That Bind America