Fairness and freedom : a history of two open societies : New Zealand and the United States / David Hackett Fischer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fischer, David Hackett, 1935-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Individualism--Political aspects.

Individualism.

Democracy.

History.

Political culture.

Politics and government.

Philosophy.

United States--Politics and government--Philosophy.

United States.

Political culture--United States--History.

Democracy--United States--History.

Individualism--Political aspects--United States.

New Zealand--Politics and government--Philosophy.

New Zealand.

Political culture--New Zealand--History.

Democracy--New Zealand--History.

Individualism--Political aspects--New Zealand.

Comparative government.

Physical Description:

xxv, 629 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]

Summary:

This work compares the history of two open societies--New Zealand and the United States--with much in common. Both have democratic politics, mixed-enterprise economies, individuated societies, pluralist cultures, and a deep concern for human rights and the rule of law. But all of these elements take different forms, because constellations of value are far apart.

Contents:

Origins of Open Societies

Settler Societies 31

Two British Empires 68

Indians and Maori 95

Frontier and Bush 139

Nation Building as open Processes

Federalists and Centralists 173

Immigrants, Voluntary and Assisted 205

Women's Rights 228

Racist Wrongs 263

Lib-Labs and Progressives 296

Open Societies in world Affairs

Foreign Affairs, External Relations 333

Great Crash and Long Slump 368

Military Traditions 407

World Crisis 444.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [507]-575) and index.

ISBN:

9780199832705

0199832706

OCLC:

726821260