Dreams of National Unity: The Crisis of National Identity in México and the United States

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  • José Antonio Aguilar Rivera

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The national identities of Mexico and the United States affront parallel crisis. The two metaphors of national unity, forged during the twentieth century, the mestizo and the melting pot have exploded. Social, political and symbolic forces account for the crisis of national identity on both sides of the border. The comparison of the Mexican and the American experiences can help to identify those traits that are common to both experiences, as well as their singularities. Today, the future of Mexican and American natinoal identities is besing drawn.

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Aguilar Rivera, J. A. (2001). Dreams of National Unity: The Crisis of National Identity in México and the United States. Política Y Gobierno, 8(1), 192-222. http://www.politicaygobierno.cide.edu/index.php/pyg/article/view/403

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