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The two faces of American freedom / Aziz Rana.

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"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 tremend...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Rana, Aziz (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
United States > Politics and government.
United States > Territorial expansion.
Frontier and pioneer life > United States.
Liberty > History.
Imperialism > History.
Political culture > United States > History.
Democracy > United States > History.
Hegemony > United States > History.
United States > Colonial question.
Democracy
Frontier and pioneer life
Hegemony
Imperialism
Liberty
Political culture
Politics and government
Territorial expansion
United States
History
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Liberty and empire in the American experience
  • Settler revolt and the foundations of American freedom
  • Citizens and subjects in postcolonial America
  • The populist challenge and the unraveling of settler society
  • Plebiscitary politics and the new constitutional order
  • Conclusion : Democracy and inclusion in the age of American hegemony.

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