The Pursuit of Equality in American History, Second edition, Revised and Enlarged (A Centennial Book) Review

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(More customer reviews)As a long time student of American history I found this British perspective eye opening. He picks apart the ultimate paradox in American culture...how we were a country founded on freedom that works so hard to deny it to so many. The evolution of the American identity and our definition of equality is painstakingly examined under a microscope. Americans and non-Americans alike should find this book inspiring.

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Since the Declaration of Independence, equality has been America's primary moral commitment. But equality of what? and for whom? In this completely revised second edition, the British historian J. R. Pole examines the concept of equality in American political, legal, and social thought. Applying psychological as well as historical analysis, he addresses the meaning of equality for Americans of different occupational class, ethnicity, religion, and gender. While J.R. Pole draws on many fieldsreligion, law, intellectual history, economicsThe Pursuit of Equality in American History is best described as an account of America's moral history.

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