Description
In this incisive work, Charles R. Smith Jr. explores what it means to be “America” by examining the nation’s ideals alongside the realities that have shaped its people and politics. Through a high-level journey across history and culture, the book considers how identity, power, and belonging are negotiated in public life—who gets to define the national story, and at what cost. Blending social commentary with a clear, accessible voice, it invites readers to reflect on citizenship, justice, and the ongoing struggle to align democratic promises with lived experience. Thought-provoking and timely, it challenges readers to see America not as a fixed myth, but as a continually contested project.
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paperback
Scholastic
Published Jan 1, 2003
52 pages
ISBN: 9780439431798
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First Published
2003
Language
eng
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