Ugly freedoms

Ugly freedoms / Elisabeth R. Anker.

"Freedom is highest ideal in American political culture, but throughout American history it has legitimated brutal domination. In Ugly Freedoms Elisabeth Anker argues for a full reckoning with modern freedom's complex legacy, which includes support for white supremacy, environmental destru...

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Main Author: Anker, Elisabeth R. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Liberty.
Political culture > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Politics and government > Philosophy.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • White and deadly : sugar and the sweet taste of freedom
  • Tragedies of emancipation : freedom, sex, and theft after slavery
  • Thwarting neoliberalism : boredom, dysfunction, and other visionless challenges
  • Freedom as climate destruction : guts, dust, and toxins in an era of consumptive sovereignty.

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