Freedom's Dominion (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize) by Jefferson Cowie

Freedom's Dominion (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize) by Jefferson Cowie

American freedom is typically associated with the fight of the oppressed for a better world. But for centuries, whenever the federal government intervened on behalf of nonwhite people, many white Americans fought back in the name of freedom-their freedom to dominate others. In Freedom's Dominion, historian Jefferson Cowie traces this complex saga by focusing on a quintessentially American place: Barbour County, Alabama, the ancestral home of political firebrand George Wallace. In a land shaped by settler colonialism and chattel slavery, white people weaponized freedom to seize Native lands, champion secession, overthrow Reconstruction, question the New Deal, and fight against the civil rights movement. A riveting history of the long-running clash between white people and federal authority, this book radically shifts our understanding of what freedom means in America.

Jefferson Cowie holds the James G. Stahlman chair in history at Vanderbilt University. He is the author of three books, including Stayin' Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class, and his work has appeared in numerous outlets including Time, the New York Times, Foreign Affairs, and Politico. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

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ISBN 13	9781541672802
ISBN 10	1541672801
Titel	Freedom's Dominion (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize)
Autor	Jefferson Cowie
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Verlag	Basic Books
Erscheinungsjahr	2022-12-08
Seitenanzahl	512
Preise	Winner of Pulitzer Prize (History) 2023
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