The two faces of American freedom
By: Aziz Rana
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 415
ISBN-13: 9780674048973
Subjects: Politics and government; Political culture; Frontier and pioneer life; Democracy; Liberty; Imperialism; Territorial expansion; Hegemony; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 351- 395) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Liberty and empire in the American experience; title: Settler revolt and the foundations of American freedom; title: Citizens and subjects in postcolonial America; title: The populist challenge and the unraveling of settler society; title: Plebiscitary politics and the new constitutional order; title: Conclusion : Democracy and inclusion in the age of American hegemony.