Freedom: Freedom in the Making of Western Culture, Volume 1The National Book Award Winner for 1991--a magisterial work that traces the history of our most cherished value. The first history of freedom from ancient to modern times, this book links the birth of freedom in primitive societies with the institution of slavery. "An extraordinary achievement . . . astonishingly wide ranging".--Boston Globe. Index. Illustrations. |
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Freedom in the making of western culture
User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictPatterson, a Harvard sociologist, argues that the idea of freedom is the supreme value in the Western world and increasingly so in the rest of the world. This book, the first of a projected two-volume ... Read full review
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User Review - gmicksmith - LibraryThingIn The Classical World: An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian, Robin Lane Fox takes issue with Patterson. Read full review

