The triumph of liberty : a 2,000-year history, told through the lives of freedom's greatest champions / Jim Powell.

By:

Powell, Jim, 1944-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Free Press, c2000.Description: xvi, 574 pages ; 25 cmISBN:

068485967X
9780684859675

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

920.02

LOC classification:

CT 104 P884 2000

Online resources:

Table of contents

Contents:

Introduction Natural Rights Toleration Peace Self-Help Individualism Economic Liberty The Spirit of Liberty Dangers to Liberty Protecting Liberty Courage for Liberty Index

Summary: Of humankind's great achievements over the past 2,000 years, one towers above all the rest: the arduous, painstaking process of wresting liberty from tyranny's iron fist. The Triumph of Liberty chronicles this, our most inspiring story, through sixty-five biographical portraits. From the millions of men and women whose struggles and successes have made freedom possible, Jim Powell has chosen a few talented, courageous individuals, and by weaving together their moving life-stories tells brilliantly the saga of liberty as a whole

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Recursos Regionales	Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso)	CT 104 P884 2000 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000160170

Includes bibliographical references (p. [531]-552) and index.

Introduction
Natural Rights
Toleration
Peace
Self-Help
Individualism
Economic Liberty
The Spirit of Liberty
Dangers to Liberty
Protecting Liberty
Courage for Liberty
Index

Of humankind's great achievements over the past 2,000 years, one towers above all the rest: the arduous, painstaking process of wresting liberty from tyranny's iron fist. The Triumph of Liberty chronicles this, our most inspiring story, through sixty-five biographical portraits. From the millions of men and women whose struggles and successes have made freedom possible, Jim Powell has chosen a few talented, courageous individuals, and by weaving together their moving life-stories tells brilliantly the saga of liberty as a whole

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