How the Fourth of July became a battleground for America’s national identity
- Why do France and the United States – two nations that claim to be founded on universal principles rather than common ancestry – place such extraordinary importance on their national holidays?
- And what do today’s battles over these celebrations reveal about the crisis of democratic national narratives?
- France and the United States are two exceptional cases of nation-building: both claim to derive their legitimacy from universal political principles rather than ethnic origin.
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- Why do France and the United States – two nations that claim to be founded on universal principles rather than common ancestry – place such extraordinary importance on their national holidays?
- And what do today’s battles over these celebrations reveal about the crisis of democratic national narratives?
- France and the United States are two exceptional cases of nation-building: both claim to derive their legitimacy from universal political principles rather than ethnic origin.
Sources: The Independent