After the Revolution: The Concept of Natural Rights and the Political Culture of the First Half of the 19th Century in the United States(Chinese Edition)

CAI MENG

ISBN 10: 754323761X / ISBN 13: 9787543237612

Published by Truth & Wisdom Press, 2026

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Language:Chinese.Paperback. Pub Date: 2026-04 Publisher: Chinese Dictionary Press After the Revolution: The Concept of Natural Rights and the Political Culture of the First Half of the 19th Century in the United States employs the research methods of political cultural history and contextualism to examine how the concept of natural rights was expressed and functioned in the political culture of the United States in the first half of the 19th century from four aspects: the issue of slavery. th.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: After the Revolution: The Concept of Natural Rights and the Political Culture of the First Half of the 19th Century in the United States(Chinese Edition)
• Publisher: Truth & Wisdom Press
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 754323761X
• ISBN 13: 9787543237612
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

本书运用政治文化史和语境主义的研究方法，从奴隶制问题、劳工运动、州宪法改革和州权主义理论发展等四个方面考察了自然权利观念在19世纪上半叶美国的政治文化中是如何得到表述和发挥作用的。本书认为，一方面，作为一种话语的自然权利具有高度的开放性和工具性，它的使用群体在不断扩大，其内涵的复杂性、多样性、歧义性和竞争性的特点也愈发突出；另一方面，它在实践上也受到现实政治的多方掣肘，以及制度和法律的严格框定。从话语到实践的这种“落差”，导致了自然权利观念本身内在价值的损耗，而这正是美国19世纪上半叶政治文化演变的一个重要特征。