Freedom, Vol. 1: Freedom in the Making of Western Culture
Volume 1 of a projected two-volume history of freedom traces the evolution of freedom from Greece in the sixth and fifth centuries BC through the permutations wrought by imperial Rome and the Middle Ages. The author is particularly good on the relationship between the birth of freedom and the institution of slavery.
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- 1991
- Genre
- History
- Topics
- FreedomSlaveryWestern civilization
Awards
- National Book Award for NonfictionWonMajor(1991)
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