Part of a series aimed at introducing readers to the intricacies of contemporary debates concerning fundamental political issues. Aiming to offer a comprehensive account of freedom, this work explores the issues of aggregation and distribution, justification, measurement and meaning.
In charting the mistakes and joys of Freedom's characters as they struggle to learn how to live in an ever more confusing world, Franzen has produced an indelible and deeply moving portrait of our time.
A profound rumination on the concept of freedom from the New York Times–bestselling author of Tribe Throughout history, humans have been driven by the quest for two cherished ideals: community...
. . .There is, too, at work throughout the book a disciplined yet relaxed clinical mind, inclined to celebrate . . . what Flannery O'Connor called 'mystery and manners,' and to do so in a tactful, meditative manner."—Robert Coles, America
Freedom Oliver has plenty of secrets.
This book will be essential reading for everybody who cares about the future of the arts in a democratic society.
On Freedom is an invigorating, essential book for challenging times.
Nothing But Freedom examines the aftermath of emancipation in the South and the restructuring of society by which the former slaves gained, beyond their freedom, a new relation to the...
A reissue of Pam Munoz Ryan's bestselling backlist with a distinctive new author treatment.
The story of thirty-six African American men who drew upon their shared community of The Hills for support as they fought in the Civil War.
This book presents a comprehensive theory of why human freedom gave way to increasing oppression since the invention of states - and why this trend began to reverse itself more recently, leading to a rapid expansion of universal freedoms ...