On Liberty Contributor(s): Mill, John Stuart (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486421309 ISBN-13: 9780486421308 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $4.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2002 Annotation: In powerful and persuasive prose, Mill asks and answers provocative questions relating to the boundaries of social authority and individual sovereignty. This new edition offers students of political science and philosophy, in an inexpensive volume, one of the most influential studies on the nature of individual liberty and its role in a democratic society. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Political Science | Political Freedom - Political Science | Human Rights |
Dewey: 323.44 |
LCCN: 2001047814 |
Lexile Measure: 1440 |
Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 4.9" W x 8" (0.20 lbs) 112 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Discussed and debated from time immemorial, the concept of personal liberty went without codification until the 1859 publication of On Liberty. John Stuart Mill's complete and resolute dedication to the cause of freedom inspired this treatise, an enduring work through which the concept remains well known and studied. |