Political Science · International Relations
Which historian discussed identity politics extensively in his 1991 book 'The Disuniting of America'?
ABrendan O'Neill
BOwen Jones
CArthur Schlesinger Jr. ✓ Correct
DJudith Butler
Correct answer: (C) Arthur Schlesinger Jr. — Arthur Schlesinger Jr. wrote The Disuniting of America, so the answer is Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
Explanation
★Arthur Schlesinger Jr. wrote The Disuniting of America, so the answer is Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
★He was a prominent American historian.
★In the 1991 book he warned against divisive identity politics.
★He feared it could fragment the shared American national identity.
★He defended a common civic culture over group separatism.
★So this critique of identity politics is Schlesinger's.
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