How we invented freedom & why it matters / (Record no. 23479)

INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781781857540
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Call number 320.011 HA HO
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Authors Hannan, Daniel.
TITLE STATEMENT
Title How we invented freedom & why it matters /
Statement of responsibility, etc Daniel Hannan.
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication London :
Publisher Head of Zeus,
Date c2013.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xii, 399 p. ;
Size 24 cm.
SUMMARY
Summary 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 across the oceans by English-speakers - sometimes colonial administrators, sometimes patriotic settlers - where in Philadelphia 1787, it was distilled into its purest and most sublime form as the US Constitution. Freedom is the key to the success of the English-speaking peoples and this book teaches us to keep fast to that legacy and, in our turn, to pass it intact to the next generation.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Liberty
General History.
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier https://uowd.box.com/s/dymp5h5wyozul8g7tpw8jkc8hzuge3ps
Public note Location Map
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
-- 45570
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
-- 45571
Holdings
Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Permanent location Current location Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Full call number Barcode Date last seen Cost, replacement price Price effective from Koha item type
        University of Wollongong in Dubai University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 2014-04-01 UOW Unishop 320.011 HA HO T0024983 2017-01-26 26.99 2017-01-26 REGULAR

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