Elizabeth Anderson Boeken

"More than forty years have passed since Congress, in response to the Civil Rights Movement, enacted sweeping antidiscrimination laws in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Fair Housing Act of 1968. As a signal achievement of that legacy, in 2008, Americans elected their first African American president. Some would argue that we have finally arrived at a postracial America, but The Imperative of Integration indicates otherwise. Elizabeth Anderson demonstrates that, despite progress toward racial equality, African Americans remain disadvantaged on virtually all measures of well-being. Segregation remains a key cause of these problems, and Anderson skillfully shows why racial integration is needed to address these issues. Weaving together extensive social science findings--in economics, sociology, and psychology--with political theory, this book "provides a compelling argument for reviving the ideal of racial integration to overcome injustice and inequality, and to build a better democracy." "Considering the effects of segregation and integration across multiple social arenas, Anderson exposes the deficiencies of racial views on both the right and the left. She reveals the limitations of conservative explanations for black disadvantage in terms of cultural pathology within the black community and explains why color blindness is morally misguided. Multicultural celebrations of group differences are also not enough to solve our racial problems. Anderson provides a distinctive rationale for affirmative action as a tool for promoting integration, and explores how integration can be practiced beyond affirmative action." "Offering an expansive model for practicing political philosophy in close collaboration with the social sciences, this book is a trenchant examination of how racial integration can lead to a more robust and responsive democracy."-- back cover

Set against the backdrop of the American Revolution, the narrative explores the founding of Catoctin Furnace by the Johnson brothers, which played a crucial role in producing iron for the war effort. Following independence, the ironworks thrived, relying on the labor of African slaves and European immigrants to create essential goods for the burgeoning nation. The evolution of a small iron-making village is highlighted, alongside its eventual decline and preservation efforts in the 1960s. Local historian Elizabeth Yourtee Anderson chronicles this rich legacy that shaped western Maryland's industrial and cultural identity.

The book is recognized for its significant impact on human history, leading to efforts for its preservation and republication in a modern format. This initiative ensures that its valuable insights and contributions remain accessible to both present and future generations.

Why our workplaces are authoritarian private governments—and why we can’t see it One in four American workers says their workplace is a “dictatorship.” Yet that number almost certainly would be higher if we recognized employers for what they are—private governments with sweeping authoritarian power over our lives. Many employers minutely regulate workers’ speech, clothing, and manners on the job, and employers often extend their authority to the off-duty lives of workers, who can be fired for their political speech, recreational activities, diet, and almost anything else employers care to govern. In this compelling book, Elizabeth Anderson examines why, despite all this, we continue to talk as if free markets make workers free, and she proposes a better way to think about the workplace, opening up space for discovering how workers can enjoy real freedom.

This sweeping history of classical economics shows how the work ethic has been used both to oppress workers and to liberate them. Today's neoliberalism offers an oppressive version of the work ethic. However, the work ethic also offers resources for reorganizing the economy on behalf of ordinary people.

Als Adam Smith und andere die Theorie freier Märkte entwickelten, war das ein progressives Projekt: Die Freiheit der Märkte sollte auch zur Befreiung der Lohnabhängigen führen – von den Zwängen obrigkeitsstaatlicher Strukturen, vor allem aber von der Gängelung durch die Arbeitgeber. In ihrem furiosen Buch zeigt Elizabeth Anderson, was aus dieser schönen Idee geworden ist: reine Ideologie in den Händen mächtiger ökonomischer Akteure, die sich in Wahrheit wenig um die Freiheit und die Rechte von Arbeitnehmern scheren. Bereits die Industrielle Revolution hat den vormals positiven Zusammenhang zwischen freiem Markt und freiem Arbeiter aufgelöst, wie Anderson im ideengeschichtlichen Teil ihrer Untersuchung darlegt. Im nächsten Schritt bestimmt sie die gegenwärtige Beziehung zwischen Arbeitgebern und Arbeitnehmern neu: als eine von Regierungen und Regierten, wobei diese »Regierungen« private sind und quasi autokratisch herrschen können. Das Nachsehen haben die Beherrschten, nämlich die Arbeitnehmer, wie Anderson anhand zahlreicher Beispiele belegt. In beeindruckender Gedankenführung und stilistisch brillant dekonstruiert sie einen Mythos des Marktdenkens. Ein Glanzstück der Ideologiekritik.