The Two Faces of American Freedom

Aziz Rana

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$22.00 • £17.95 • €20.00

ISBN 9780674284333

Publication Date: 04/07/2014

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432 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

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Introduction: Liberty and Empire in the American Experience
1. Settler Revolt and the Foundations of American Freedom
2. Citizens and Subjects in Postcolonial America
3. The Populist Challenge and the Unraveling of Settler Society
4. Plebiscitary Politics and the New Constitutional Order
Conclusion: Democracy and Inclusion in the Age of American Hegemony
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index

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