American multiculturalism. Intellectual history and socio-political context. Medvedeva O.

Is unity in variety possible? What is the future of the national state in conditions of cultural plurality and the widespread crisis of identity? What is the key to tolerance and where is its boundaries?

, these and other acute issues of modernity sound when discussing the problems of multiculturalism. The conceptual amorphousness and ambiguity of its reading only enhance the intensity of public discussions, making multiculturalism a convenient target for a variety of semantic speculations. This work is an attempt to get away from a one-sided view of the problems of multiculturalism and consider it as a comprehensive historical, cultural, social and political phenomenon in the context of the development of the American nation, as well as the search for possible models of its consolidation. The book is addressed to both Americanists, students of humanitarian specialties, and to everyone who is interested in American history or problems of modern social development.