Historian S Freedom
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Freedom
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Author : Annelien De Dijn
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2020-07-14
Freedom written by Annelien De Dijn and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-14 with Political Science categories.
The invention of modern freedom—the equating of liberty with restraints on state power—was not the natural outcome of such secular Western trends as the growth of religious tolerance or the creation of market societies. Rather, it was propelled by an antidemocratic backlash following the Atlantic Revolutions. We tend to think of freedom as something that is best protected by carefully circumscribing the boundaries of legitimate state activity. But who came up with this understanding of freedom, and for what purposes? In a masterful and surprising reappraisal of more than two thousand years of thinking about freedom in the West, Annelien de Dijn argues that we owe our view of freedom not to the liberty lovers of the Age of Revolution but to the enemies of democracy. The conception of freedom most prevalent today—that it depends on the limitation of state power—is a deliberate and dramatic rupture with long-established ways of thinking about liberty. For centuries people in the West identified freedom not with being left alone by the state but with the ability to exercise control over the way in which they were governed. They had what might best be described as a democratic conception of liberty. Understanding the long history of freedom underscores how recently it has come to be identified with limited government. It also reveals something crucial about the genealogy of current ways of thinking about freedom. The notion that freedom is best preserved by shrinking the sphere of government was not invented by the revolutionaries of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries who created our modern democracies—it was invented by their critics and opponents. Rather than following in the path of the American founders, today’s “big government” antagonists more closely resemble the counterrevolutionaries who tried to undo their work.
The History Of Freedom
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Author : John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2019-09-25
The History Of Freedom written by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-25 with Fiction categories.
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The History Of Freedom And Other Essays
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Author : John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Baron Acton
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-05-28
The History Of Freedom And Other Essays written by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Baron Acton and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-28 with Philosophy categories.
This book consists of articles reprinted from various journals of Acton, who was one of the great historians of the Victorian period and one of the greatest classical historians of all time. This work includes his other works include Lectures on Modern History and Historical Essays and Studies, which were brought to light after his death.
Freedom
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Author : Donald W. Treadgold
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 1990-11
Freedom written by Donald W. Treadgold and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-11 with History categories.
A worldwide trend toward democracy is surely one of the more remarkable phenomena of our times, even if the movement twoard that goal may often be haphazard and elusive. Past history will provide a healthy skepticism concerning the likelihood of democracy being reached in the near future in many parts of the world, as well as a preparedness for the possibility that many countries apparently close to the "institutional divide" are going to slip back rather than cross it soon. Nevertheless, the past 2600 years, or even 5000, yield the reassuring message that during that long period freedom has improved its extent significantly, with respect both to geographical breadth and institutional depth. This book is the first to attempt to describe the history of the growth of freedom on a world scale within one single set of covers. It sets out not to redefine freedom nor to discvoer freedom where no one else has, nor to argue that freedom is the proud possession of one country or tradition or people. Its purpose instead is to show how certain elements of free society made their appearance in an amazing variety of places, from ancient Sumeria and China to medieval Japan, modern Czechoslovakia and Costa Rica, in areas both inside and outside of the Western European and North American tradition that will probably be familiar to most readers of the English language edition of this book. The whole story, with its fits and starts, triumphs and tragedies, deserves the thoughtful reflection of everyone who in the wish to establish and protect freedom would avoid needless disappointment and despair and desires to act intelligently to attain the attainable. But even for the quietest, the person who has no faith in human action to improve man's lot, the story is worth pondering, for along with failure and misery it holds much that is noble and uplifting, tells of much gain for humanity through patient suffering and self-sacrifice, and catches a vision of liberty for all in the present an dpossible future that was inconceivable at the dawn of history.
What Is Freedom
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Author : Toby Buckle
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2021
What Is Freedom written by Toby Buckle and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Philosophy categories.
This book presents a unique collection of interviews on the meaning of freedom in the modern world. Drawing on the expertise of the world's leading historians, philosophers, and most influential activist it takes up the question of our highest ideal from a diverse and exciting range of perspectives.
The History Of Freedom And Other Essays
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Author : John Emerich Edward Dalberg
language : en
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
Release Date : 2016-10-17
The History Of Freedom And Other Essays written by John Emerich Edward Dalberg and has been published by Jazzybee Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-17 with History categories.
This volume must be regarded not as the support of an existing reputation, or as a bid for the establishment of posthumous renown, but as the record and memorial of a rare and attractive personality. The accurate, insatiable, and broad-minded student is revealed ; the generous champion of a noble cause which has suffered temporary defeat is seen on the field of his eager endeavour in controversy with Popes and Cardinals for the sake of freedom and truth ; and the principles which he brought to the study of history or elicited from his observation of men and affairs throughout the centuries are set forth for all to read. This is the annotated edition including several hundred footnotes. From the Contents: The History Of Freedom In Antiquity The History Of Freedom In Christianity Sir Erskine May's Democracy In Europe The Massacre Of St. Bartholomew The Protestant Theory Of Persecution Mr. Goldwin Smith's Irish History ... and many more ...
Freedom And History
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Author : H D Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2023-10-30
Freedom And History written by H D Lewis and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-30 with categories.
First published in 1962, Freedom and History expresses a deep concern about freedom and the way it is imperilled by misunderstandings. Professor Lewis examines works of T.H. Green and compares Green with Locke and Rousseau.
The History Of Freedom
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Author : Baron John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
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The History Of Freedom written by Baron John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton and has been published by Library of Alexandria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Fiction categories.
What Is Freedom
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Author : Toby Buckle
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2021
What Is Freedom written by Toby Buckle and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Philosophy categories.
This book presents a unique collection of interviews on the meaning of freedom in the modern world. Drawing on the expertise of the world's leading historians, philosophers, and most influential activist it takes up the question of our highest ideal from a diverse and exciting range of perspectives.
Freedom
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Author : Joy Hakim
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2003
Freedom written by Joy Hakim and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
Explores the history of freedom and the battle to uphold the freedom in America.