Imperial peace, both in ancient Rome and in other eras, was in a paradoxical way a cause of social and cultural dislocation.

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And it can be a particular risk with the geographical and cultural dislocation attending the American experience of immigration, whether for the Wielands of Saxony or the Tsarnaevs of Dagestan.

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It's a rare writer who can combine keen, grounded, psychological observation with visionary headiness, who can make you feel a character's acute cultural dislocation without ever stooping to lectures -- and an even rarer writer who can meld all of these elements into a sinuous, powerful whole.

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Conservatives blame sin, rather than syndromes, and cultural decline, rather than economic dislocation.

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