Boundaries of American identity: Evolving understandings of "us"

Annual Review of Political Science

Volumn 17, Issue , 2014, Pages 441-460

  Schildkraut, Deborah J ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Identity content and attachment; National identity; Patriotism; Race; Religion; Social identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901034905     PISSN: 10942939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-polisci-080812-144642     Document Type: Article

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