Power Tends To Corrupt : Lord Acton's Study of Liberty /

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Lord Acton (1834-1902) is often called a historian of liberty. A great historian and political thinker, he had a rare talent to reach beneath the surface and reveal the hidden springs that move the world. While endeavoring to understand the components of a truly free society, Acton attempted to see...

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Autor principal: Lazarski, Christopher (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2021]
Temas:
Liberty.
History.
Philosophy.
Political Science & Political History.
PHILOSOPHY / Political.
self-determination and freedom, power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely, nineteenth-century political philosophy.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1-Acton's Life and Mission
  • PART ONE-THE FOUNDATION OF LIBERTY
  • 2-Liberty's Ancient Roots
  • 3-A Bumpy Road to Success
  • 4-The Great Reversal
  • PART TWO-ANGLO-AMERICAN LIBERTY
  • 5-English Liberty
  • 6-The High Point of Liberty
  • 7-The American Experience
  • PART THREE-THE LIBERTY OF REVOLUTIONARY DREAMS
  • 8-The French Revolution
  • PART FOUR-CIVIC VERSUS CIVIL LIBERTY
  • 9-Acton's Ideal Polity and Its Alternatives
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

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