Freedom in the Western World: From the Dark Ages to the Rise of DemocracyHarper & Row, 1963 - 428 Seiten Herbert J. Muller examines the meaning of freedom in the great civilizations of the past including the Sumerian, Egyptian, Minoan, Assyrian, Persian, Phoenician, Greek, Roman and early Christian. Ranging from the attempts of the cave man to free himself from the tyranny of nature through magic and ritual, to the religious despotism of Byzantium, the author surveys freedom's gains and triumps, its losses and failures. In doing so, he provides the reader with new insight into the meaning and destiny of freedom in Western Civilization. |
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... English would not recover for some centuries . Although they showed considerable promise as they grew literate , they made perhaps their most enduring contribution by losing the battle of Hastings in 1066 , succumbing to William the ...
... English would not recover for some centuries . Although they showed considerable promise as they grew literate , they made perhaps their most enduring contribution by losing the battle of Hastings in 1066 , succumbing to William the ...
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... English archers over the mounted French nobles inspired one of the popular themes in their history - the democratic theme of the " sturdy yeomen . " For such reasons their nobility tended to become less exclusive and parasitical than ...
... English archers over the mounted French nobles inspired one of the popular themes in their history - the democratic theme of the " sturdy yeomen . " For such reasons their nobility tended to become less exclusive and parasitical than ...
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... English could learn to assume the responsibilities of their rights , build up the habits necessary for the maintenance of a free society . The House of Commons , secure in its powers , could atone for the possible stupidity or injustice ...
... English could learn to assume the responsibilities of their rights , build up the habits necessary for the maintenance of a free society . The House of Commons , secure in its powers , could atone for the possible stupidity or injustice ...
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The Rise and Fall of Islam | 1 |
THE ORIGINS OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION | 25 |
The Medieval Sources of Freedom | 47 |
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