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Description for Liberty And Freedom
A stunningly original and inspiring illustrated history of America's founding ideals and how they have been understood from colonial times to the present, by one of America's most gifted historians. Series: America: a Cultural History. Num Pages: 864 pages, numerous colour and halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 182 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2268.
Liberty and freedom: Americans agree that these values are fundamental to our nation, but what do they mean? How have their meanings changed through time? In this new volume of cultural history, David Hackett Fischer shows how these varying ideas form an intertwined strand that runs through the core of American life. Fischer examines liberty and freedom not as philosophical or political abstractions, but as folkways and popular beliefs deeply embedded in American culture. Tocqueville called them "habits of the heart." From the earliest colonies, Americans have shared ideals of liberty and freedom, but with very different meanings. ... Read more
Liberty and freedom: Americans agree that these values are fundamental to our nation, but what do they mean? How have their meanings changed through time? In this new volume of cultural history, David Hackett Fischer shows how these varying ideas form an intertwined strand that runs through the core of American life. Fischer examines liberty and freedom not as philosophical or political abstractions, but as folkways and popular beliefs deeply embedded in American culture. Tocqueville called them "habits of the heart." From the earliest colonies, Americans have shared ideals of liberty and freedom, but with very different meanings. ... Read more
Product Details
Number of pages
860
Condition
New
Series
America: a Cultural History
Number of Pages
864
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195162530
SKU
V9780195162530
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About Unknown
David Hackett Fischer is University Professor at Brandeis, and author of the New York Times bestseller Washington's Crossing as well as Bound Away, The Great Wave, and Paul Revere's Ride. This volume is a successor to his acclaimed Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America.
Reviews for Liberty And Freedom
A fascinating, detailed, and well-written history of how America's founding ideals have been conveyed through images and events.
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
...a lavishly illustrated, well-written survey of American cultural history that is a delight to read ... It is provocative, learned and well-argued ... it leaves the reader eagerly awaiting the subsequent volumes ... Read more
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
...a lavishly illustrated, well-written survey of American cultural history that is a delight to read ... It is provocative, learned and well-argued ... it leaves the reader eagerly awaiting the subsequent volumes ... Read more