"The Two Faces of American Freedom" boldly reinterprets the American political tradition from the colonial period to modern times, placing issues of race relations, immigration, and presidentialism in the context of shifting notions of empire and citizenship. Today, while the U.S. enjoys tremendous military and economic power, citizens are increasingly insulated from everyday decision-making. This was not always the case. America, Aziz Rana argues, began as a settler society grounded in an ideal of freedom as the exercise of continuous self-rule - one that joined direct political participation with economic independence. However, this vision of freedom was politically bound to the subordination of marginalized groups, especially slaves, Native Americans, and women. These practices of liberty and exclusion were not separate currents, but rather two sides of the same coin. However, at crucial moments, social movements sought to imagine freedom without either subordination or empire. By the mid-twentieth century, these efforts failed, resulting in the rise of hierarchical state and corporate institutions. This new framework presented national and economic security as society's guiding commitments and nurtured a continual extension of America's global reach. Rana envisions a democratic society that revives settler ideals, but combines them with meaningful inclusion for those currently at the margins of American life.
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全书最精华的部分在于从并非一般意义上的后-殖民视角解构美国建国史。定居者对帝国中心的反叛建立在用新的建构对抗旧的等级。因而自由从一开始就并非公共品而是特权。西进的意义在于将内部不平等不断转嫁到外部剥削,并进而得以正名对世界霸权的追求。值得注意的是在此主导叙事之下诸多反抗,以及它们如何败给从联邦党人到新政一以贯之的集权趋势。类似的叙事也可以换一种政治经济学的讲法,作者用法学视角重提旧事,让人想起上美... 全书最精华的部分在于从并非一般意义上的后-殖民视角解构美国建国史。定居者对帝国中心的反叛建立在用新的建构对抗旧的等级。因而自由从一开始就并非公共品而是特权。西进的意义在于将内部不平等不断转嫁到外部剥削,并进而得以正名对世界霸权的追求。值得注意的是在此主导叙事之下诸多反抗,以及它们如何败给从联邦党人到新政一以贯之的集权趋势。类似的叙事也可以换一种政治经济学的讲法,作者用法学视角重提旧事,让人想起上美政和宪法学的懵懂日子。 (展开)
0 有用 鳐鱼 2024-03-19 10:06:58 美国
全书最精华的部分在于从并非一般意义上的后-殖民视角解构美国建国史。定居者对帝国中心的反叛建立在用新的建构对抗旧的等级。因而自由从一开始就并非公共品而是特权。西进的意义在于将内部不平等不断转嫁到外部剥削,并进而得以正名对世界霸权的追求。值得注意的是在此主导叙事之下诸多反抗,以及它们如何败给从联邦党人到新政一以贯之的集权趋势。类似的叙事也可以换一种政治经济学的讲法,作者用法学视角重提旧事,让人想起上美... 全书最精华的部分在于从并非一般意义上的后-殖民视角解构美国建国史。定居者对帝国中心的反叛建立在用新的建构对抗旧的等级。因而自由从一开始就并非公共品而是特权。西进的意义在于将内部不平等不断转嫁到外部剥削,并进而得以正名对世界霸权的追求。值得注意的是在此主导叙事之下诸多反抗,以及它们如何败给从联邦党人到新政一以贯之的集权趋势。类似的叙事也可以换一种政治经济学的讲法,作者用法学视角重提旧事,让人想起上美政和宪法学的懵懂日子。 (展开)