Stanley A. Renshon, a certified psychoanalyst, is a professor of political science at the City University of New York and coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Program in the Psychology of Social and Political Behavior in the university's Graduate Center. His thirteen books include High Hopes: The Clinton Presidency and the Politics of Ambition, which won the American Political Science Association's Richard E. Neustadt Award for best book on the presidency and the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis' Gradiva Award for the best published biography.

• Prologue Introduction 1 American Democracy and the Dilemmas of Dual Citizenship Part I. American National Identity: The Framework 2 The Search for the Missing Link 3 A Theory of American National Identity Part II. Domestic Challenges to American National Identity 4 Multiculturalism and National Identity 5 Hyphenation and National Identity Part III. Global Challenges to American National Identity 6 Transnationalism and National Identity 7 Why Not a Transnational American Identity? Part IV. The Development of National Identity 8 Do Multiple National Attachments Equal Conflicted National Loyalties? 9 Reforming Dual Citizenship: Some Proposals 10 Becoming American: Some Proposals Epilogue Appendix: Countries and Territories Allowing Dual Citizenship in Some Form Index

"Renshon has made himself an expert on the issue of dual citizenship in the United States, but the book goes considerably beyond the specific issue of dual citizenship to deal generally with immigration policy and to ponder deeply the issue of what integration in a society means, what fosters it, what hinders it, and the relation of laws, regulations, and policies regarding dual citizenship to this larger question of the making of Americans." - Nathan Glazer, professor of education and social structure, emeritus; Honorary Associate of Adams House, Harvard University "Stanley Renshon draws on his formidable skills as both a political scientist and psychologist to illuminate questions that should be of deep concern to all of us. What does it mean to be an American? What are our obligations as citizens of the United States? What should we expect of newly arrived immigrants who seek the privileges of citizenship? Should we allow dual citizenship on the assumption that continuing to be a loyal citizen of Korea or Mexico is in no way incompatible with being a good American? Even a well-informed reader will find surprising information in The 50 per cent American and powerful arguments conveyed in lucid, vigorous prose. With immigration issues looming large on the political horizon, this book could hardly be more timely." - Stephan Thernstrom, Winthrop Professor of History, Harvard University "Starting from the strange concept of 'dual nationality,' Renshon gives us a comprehensive and disturbing survey of the current condition of American national identity. This is a valuable, thoroughly documented source book for any American concerned about our dwindling sense of common citizenship." - John Derbyshire, National Review columnist"