Abstract

WEINSTEIN, Barbara. A Pesquisa sobre Identidade e Cidadania nos EUA: da Nova História Social à Nova História Cultural. Rev. bras. Hist. [online]. 1998, vol.18, n.35, pp. 227-246. ISSN 1806-9347.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0102-01881998000100011.

The present article deals with the new tendencies of north american historiography about citizenship and identity, emphasizing the birth of different choices on research subjects and approaches. The move from social history to cultural history meant important ruptures and opened new directions of research which are visible in the most recent literature.

Keywords : citizenship; identity; north american historiography.