| Freedom: Volume I: Freedom in the Making of Western Culture Revised Edition Contributor(s): Patterson, Orlando (Author) |
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ISBN: 0465025323 ISBN-13: 9780465025329 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $25.73 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1992 Annotation: The National Book Award Winner for 1991--a magisterial work that traces the history of our most cherished value. The first history of freedom from ancient to modern times, this book links the birth of freedom in primitive societies with the institution of slavery. "An extraordinary achievement . . . astonishingly wide ranging".--Boston Globe. Index. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Civil Rights - History | World - General - Political Science | American Government - National |
| Dewey: 323.44 |
| LCCN: 90055593 |
| Lexile Measure: 1510 |
| Series: Freedom |
| Physical Information: 1.32" H x 5.06" W x 8.02" (1.29 lbs) 512 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This magisterial work traces the history of our most cherished value. Patterson links the birth of freedom in primitive societies with the institution of slavery, and traces the evolution of three forms of freedom in the West from antiquity through the Middle Ages. |