How we invented freedom & why it matters / (Record no. 23479)
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |