The Free And The Unfree: A New History Of The United States
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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What does it truly mean to be free in a nation built, in part, on the foundations of unfreedom? The Free and the Unfree: A New History of the United States by Peter N. Carroll and David W. Noble presents a sweeping and provocative reinterpretation of American history, tracing the nation's story not through the triumphant arc of liberty, but through the persistent and often painful tension between freedom and its denial — from colonial subjugation and slavery to the struggles of labour, women, and minorities in the modern era. Carroll and Noble argue with conviction that mainstream historical narratives have consistently privileged the perspectives of the powerful, and their revisionist account challenges readers to confront the contradictions at the heart of the American experiment. Written with clarity and intellectual rigour, the book draws on social, economic, and political history to illustrate how systems of oppression and resistance have shaped the nation as profoundly as any founding document. Grounded in the scholarship of the New Left tradition, it remains a landmark text in American historiography — one that leaves the reader questioning just how far the promise of freedom has ever truly been fulfilled.
Author: Peter N. Carroll & David W. Noble
Format: Paperback
Genre: American history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What does it truly mean to be free in a nation built, in part, on the foundations of unfreedom? The Free and the Unfree: A New History of the United States by Peter N. Carroll and David W. Noble presents a sweeping and provocative reinterpretation of American history, tracing the nation's story not through the triumphant arc of liberty, but through the persistent and often painful tension between freedom and its denial — from colonial subjugation and slavery to the struggles of labour, women, and minorities in the modern era. Carroll and Noble argue with conviction that mainstream historical narratives have consistently privileged the perspectives of the powerful, and their revisionist account challenges readers to confront the contradictions at the heart of the American experiment. Written with clarity and intellectual rigour, the book draws on social, economic, and political history to illustrate how systems of oppression and resistance have shaped the nation as profoundly as any founding document. Grounded in the scholarship of the New Left tradition, it remains a landmark text in American historiography — one that leaves the reader questioning just how far the promise of freedom has ever truly been fulfilled.