/lit/ - Literature

I'm really glad that Wang is getting attention - we learn a lot about our own country by understanding an outside observer's perspective. Here's my translation of all the chapter headers if anyone's interested in translating select parts of the book. You can find the book for free here: https://github.com/zealotCE/AmericaOpposeAmerica

1 Uneven Land
1.1 Doubt, Made in the US
1.2 Manhattan and Chinatown
1.3 The 4 Cs (Cars, calls, computers, and cards)
1.4 Highly Commercialized
1.5 Remote Areas
1.6 Amana Colonies
1.7 Local Landscape
1.8 The Decline of Farms

2 An Ancient Political Spirit
2.1 "American spirit"
2.2 "Mayflower"
2.3 Political Creed
2.4 Equality or Freedom
2.5 The 200-year Constitution
2.6 Political Genes
2.7 Political Rules
2.8 "A Third Republic"

3 A Colorful National Character
3.1 International People
3.2 Innovation
3.3 Non-Supersticious
3.4 Sanctification
3.5 Misguided by Spacecraft
3.6 Work Ethic
3.7 Sexual liberation
3.8 Lonely Hearts
3.9. The Future World
3.10 People are Always People

4 Multi-level Social Regulation
4.1 The Invisible Hand
4.2 Money Controls Society
4.3 Human Standardization
4.4 Legal Culture
4.5 Tax System
4.6 Governing People by Science and Technology
4.7 Cats and Dogs are Not Free

5 Intertwined Political Power
5.1 A Country Run by Donkeys and Elephants
5.2 Party distribution
5.3 Interest Groups
5.4 Debaters
5.5 Radical Organizations
5.6 Diversity or Talent
5.7 Participation in Democracy