曾經有一個比現在經濟更不平等、政治更加極化、社會更為分裂的時代，但是它沒有繼續沉淪，反而翻轉局面，向上提升數十年《階級世代》作者普特南充滿啟發的新作 一百多年前的美國與現在相比，經濟更不平等、政治更加極化、社會更為分裂、公眾言論也同樣尖刻粗暴。令人訝異的是，儘管當時的人絕望地認為自己身處最糟的時代，然而一切卻開始反轉，不但沒有繼續往下坡走，反而一路向上提升，直到一九六○年代中期的高峰。在這段期間，貧富差距持續縮減，政治上的尊重合作取代抹黑攻訐，社會參與的風氣也高於私利絕對優先的心態。作者普特南認為，這幾方面的發展在時間上幾乎完全同步，並非單純的巧合。他巧妙運用各種可得的資料作為衡量的指標，為經濟、政治、社會、文化，甚至種族與性別議題編製出趨勢演變的圖像，並透過細膩的敘述，解說各個領域的發展情況。他認為，討論我們當前難題的時候，一般只關注一九六、七○年代以來開始往下坡走的趨勢，鮮少注意到更久之前我們其實也經歷過跟現在極為相似的糟糕情況。這段歷史最具啟發性的地方在於，美國社會擺脫了惡質的「鍍金時代」，翻轉向上持續數十年。曾經深入研究美國教育與階級逐漸僵化情形的普特南，這次把眼光往前延伸，探討當年美國是如何從令人窒息的絕路當中，成功改造自己的發展軌跡。無論是對臺灣或世界各地想改善現況的國家來說，本書的故事都是相當寶貴的參照。專文推薦林宗弘（中央研究院社會學研究所）各界讚譽長久以來，普特南都是我們理解當代美國不可或缺的嚮導。他探討社會資本、宗教，以及兒童的著作，都是必讀的經典。《國家如何反彈回升》又是一部傑作，其中把看似互不相關的故事納入一套涵蓋過去百年的大敘事裡。一項巨大成就。——迪頓（Angus Deaton），諾貝爾獎得主，《絕望之死》共同作者，愛丁堡皇家學會榮譽院士這是普特南的幾部傑出著作當中野心最大也最引人入勝的一本，以精湛的手法重新框架了美國從鍍金時代直至今日的歷史。普特南匯總了各種不同層面的資料，……描繪出一幅資料豐富度驚人的圖像。——大衛．甘迺迪（David M. Kennedy），史丹福大學麥拉赫蘭歷史名譽教授覺得我們現在正身處於歷史上最糟時代的美國人，讀過《國家如何反彈回升》之後必然會感到精神為之提振，並且重新燃起希望。普特南引人入勝的敘事是以對資料趨勢的仔細分析為基礎，揭示了我們為什麼應該從過往獲取啟發與指引：美國的第一個鍍金時代曾是與今天相
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