序:一个“谜中之人”关于美国社会的种种传说,从来都是像“谜”一样。美国的历史与中国相比,就如同石缝里长出的一株绿枝与一棵参天大树相比。但有谁想到弹指一挥间,石缝里的绿枝来了个石破天惊,让人叹为观止;美国短短三百多年历史,就彻底地改写了自己,也彻底地改写了整个世界。就像美国人对中国的了解总是停留在长城、烤鸭的层面一样,大多数中国人对美国社会的了解,基本上还没有脱开一本 Preface: A variety of legends about American society have always been like “Enigma”. Compared with China’s history, the history of the United States is like a green branch growing in a crevice compared to a towering tree. However, whoever thought of a few twists and turns, the green branches in the crevice came to astonishment and were amazing; the United States, just over 300 years old, completely rewrote himself and completely rewritten the entire world. Just as Americans’ understanding of China always rests on the Great Wall and Roast Duck, most Chinese people have basically not understood one aspect of American society