Illiberal America : a history /

A storm of illiberalism, building in the United States for years, unleashed its destructive force in the Capitol insurrection of January 6, 2021. The attack on American democracy and images of mob violence led many to recoil, thinking 'That's not us.' But now we must think again, for...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hahn, Steven, 1951- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2024].
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Social conflict > United States. Political violence > United States. Protest movements > United States. Democracy > United States. United States > Race relations. United States > Politics and government > 1989- HISTORY / United States / General.

Table of Contents:

Chapter One. The Invention of the Liberal Tradition
Chapter Two. Feudal Dreams and Coercive Powers
Chapter Three. The Pope, the King, and the Republic
Chapter Four. Tocqueville, Lincoln, and the Expulsive 1830s
Chapter Five. The Measures of Bondage
Chapter Six. Modernizing Illiberalism
Chapter Seven. Fascist Pulses
Chapter Eight. The "Other" Nineteen-Sixties
Chatper Nine. Neoliberalism and Illiberalism
Chapter Ten. Specters of Race War and Replacement.