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A Tolerable Anarchy: Rebels, Reactionaries, and the Making of American Freedom (Vintage) 1st edition
Jedediah Purdy
A Tolerable Anarchy: Rebels, Reactionaries, and the Making of American Freedom (Vintage) 1st edition
Jedediah Purdy
In A Tolerable Anarchy, Jedediah Purdy traces the history of the American understanding of freedom, an ideal that has inspired the country?s best?and worst?moments, from independence and emancipation to war and economic uncertainty. Working from portraits of famous American lives, like Frederick Douglas and Ralph Waldo Emerson, Purdy asks crucial questions about our relationship to liberty: Does capitalism perfect or destroy freedom? Does freedom mean following tradition, God?s word, or one?s own heart? Can a nation of individuals also be a community of citizens? This is history that speaks plainly to our lives today, urging readers to explore our understanding of our country and ourselves, and a provocative look at one of America?s cherished principles.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | March 9, 2010 |
ISBN13 | 9781400095841 |
Publishers | Vintage |
Pages | 304 |
Dimensions | 138 × 16 × 199 mm · 226 g |
Language | English |
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