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How We Invented Freedom & Why It Matters
Daniel Hannan
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Description for How We Invented Freedom & Why It Matters
Paperback. A timely, ambitious and vivid history of freedom - and how it happens to be a uniquely British invention. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 282.
This book tells the story of freedom and explains how it is a uniquely 'British', rather than 'Western', invention. It shows how the inhabitants of a damp island at the western tip of the Eurasian landmass stumbled upon the extraordinary idea that the state was the servant, and not the master, of the individual. This revolutionary concept created security of property and contract which, in turn, led to industrialization and modern capitalism. For the first time in the history of the species, a system grew up which, on the whole, rewarded production over predation. The system was carried ... Read more
This book tells the story of freedom and explains how it is a uniquely 'British', rather than 'Western', invention. It shows how the inhabitants of a damp island at the western tip of the Eurasian landmass stumbled upon the extraordinary idea that the state was the servant, and not the master, of the individual. This revolutionary concept created security of property and contract which, in turn, led to industrialization and modern capitalism. For the first time in the history of the species, a system grew up which, on the whole, rewarded production over predation. The system was carried ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781857564
SKU
V9781781857564
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Ref
99-50
About Daniel Hannan
Daniel Hannan has been Conservative MEP for South East England since 1999. His speech against Gordon Brown in 2010 is the most watched political video in Britain. He blogs regularly at www.hannan.co.uk and for the Daily Telegraph.
Reviews for How We Invented Freedom & Why It Matters
A magnificent achievement. Hannan's prose coruscates, and he has a fine eye for anecdotal detail. He bestrides the Atlantic like a majestic combination of Winston Churchill and Piers Morgan
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