新刊『自由の鎖：奴隷制、奴隷廃止、ニューヨーク市のジャイ家』
It shows how the Jay family, abolitionists and slaveholders alike, embodied the contradictions of the revolutionary age. They Jay of New York were a preeminent founding family. John Jay, diplomat, Supreme Court justice, and coauthor of the Federalist Papers, and his children and grandchildren helped chart the course of the Early American Republic. Liberty's Chain forges a new path for thinking about slavery and the nation's founding. The Jays, as well as those who served them, demonstrated the elusiveness and the vitality of liberty's legacy. This remarkable family story forces us to grapple with what we mean by patriotism, conservatism, and radicalism. Their story speaks directly to our own divided times. （引用元）
