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Faire l’histoire des États-Unis : le projet permet de lever un premier préjugé, celui d’un pays si "jeune" qu’il n’aurait pas d’histoire. Du jour de l’indépendance à la guerre de Sécession, de la conquête de l’Ouest à celle de la Lune, de la crise de 1929 aux attentats du 11 septembre 2001, cet ouvrage raconte le roman vrai de l’Amérique. Au-delà d’un simple récit chronologique, François Durpaire montre combien les États-Unis résistent à toute compréhension simpliste. Il nous invite à lire l’histoire de ce pays comme celle d’un dialogue ininterrompu entre l’unité et la diversité, qui sont les deux valeurs inscrites dans la devise originelle des États-Unis d’Amérique : e pluribus unum – "de plusieurs, un".
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Le libéralisme de nos sociétés contemporaines serait-il en train de tuer nos libertés individuelles et collectives ? Au nom même de la liberté, les néolibéraux et leurs alliés de droite radicale enchaînent les mesures politiques et économiques qui la restreignent. Ces échecs ont poussé beaucoup d’insatisfaits à se tourner vers le populisme et des figures comme Donald Trump, Jair Bolsonaro ou encore Narendra Modi. Comment en sommes-nous arrivés là ? S’attaquant à des géants de l’économie tels que Friedrich Hayek et Milton Friedman, le célèbre prix Nobel Joseph Stiglitz décrypte les conséquences du néolibéralisme, critiquant vigoureusement les dogmes économiques contemporains et l’influence des idéologies néolibérales sur les médias et l’éducation. L’économiste dénonce ainsi les idées reçues sur les marchés prétendument « libres » qui, au lieu de favoriser une prospérité générale, exacerbent les inégalités et concentrent la richesse entre les mains d’une élite minoritaire. Un essai d’une actualité brûlante qui ouvre de nouveaux horizons critiques et encourage à se réapproprier la notion de liberté.
Liberty --- Economics --- United States
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Auctions --- History. --- E-books --- United States --- Commerce
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National characteristics, American. --- United States --- Social conditions.
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How a broken criminal justice system has fueled the crisis of American democracy, and how we can address both problems together. American criminal justice is in crisis. Prisons are swollen, confidence in police has plummeted, and race- and class-based biases distort every aspect of the system. American democracy is in crisis, too, as the chasm of loathing and incomprehension that divides political factions grows ever wider and deeper. Legal scholar and former prosecutor David A. Sklansky argues that these crises are deeply intertwined. And if the failures of American criminal justice are near the heart of our political divides, then reforming the system is essential for repairing our democracy. Criminal Justice in Divided America shows how police, courts, and prisons helped to break American democracy and how better approaches to public safety and criminal accountability can help to repair it. Engaging critically with concerns from both the left and the right, Sklansky lays out a clear and deeply researched agenda for reforming police departments, prosecutors' offices, criminal trials, and punishment. Sklansky seeks pragmatic solutions that take account of political realities: the lofty ideal of empowering "the people" or "the community" can mean little when members of the public or the community disagree. While efforts to "defund" the police have exacerbated political conflicts without addressing the underlying problem of how and when force should be used to protect public safety, reforms aimed at improving police accountability, restraining prosecutorial power, and expanding the role of juries can bring together warring parties who share a concern for justice. Ultimately, Sklansky argues, reform must be rooted in a strong commitment to pluralism--bridging political divides rather than worsening them, strengthening democracy, and securing the broad support that enables durable change. The crises of American democracy and criminal justice are intimately connected. David A. Sklansky shows how police, courts, and prisons helped to break American democracy and can be reformed to empower equitable self-governance. Seeking durable change, Sklansky urges pragmatic proposals rooted in a strong commitment to pluralism.
Criminal justice, Administration of --- United States --- United States --- Politics and government --- Politics and government
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When confronted with the abject fear of going into battle, Civil War soldiers were expected to overcome the dread of the oncoming danger with feats of courage and victory on the battlefield. The Fire Zouaves and the 2nd Texas Infantry went to war with high expectations that they would perform bravely; they had famed commanders and enthusiastic community support. How could they possibly fail? Yet falter they did, facing humiliating charges of cowardice thereafter that cast a lingering shadow on the two regiments, despite their best efforts at redemption. By the end of the war, however, these charges were largely forgotten, replaced with the jingoistic rhetoric of martial heroism, a legacy that led many, including historians, to insist that all Civil War soldiers were heroes. Dread Danger creates a fuller understanding of the soldier experience and the overall costs and sufferings of war.
Cowardice --- Combat --- Courage --- History --- Psychological aspects --- United States. --- Confederate States of America. --- Military life. --- United States --- Psychological aspects. --- Regimental histories. --- Social aspects.
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Pediatrics --- Primary Health Care --- Pediatric Nursing --- United States
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"This book invites readers to imagine an America without state government. The first book ever to argue for the abolition of the U.S. states, it exposes state government as both the gravest threat to American democracy and a pointless additional layer of regulation and taxation"--
Federal government --- State governments --- U.S. states --- Politics and government.
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