Elizabeth Theiss-Morse

Americans often complain about the operation of their government, but scholars have never developed a complete picture of people's preferred type of government. Meer

Why is national identity such a potent force in people's lives? And is the force positive or negative? In this thoughtful and provocative book, Elizabeth Theiss-Morse develops a social theory of national identity and uses a national survey, focus groups, and experiments to answer these important questions in the American context. Meer