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Property and Freedom by Richard Pipes (2000, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100375704477

ISBN-139780375704475

eBay Product ID (ePID)1667570

Product Key Features

Book TitleProperty and Freedom

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPolitical Economy, Human Rights, History & Theory, Public Policy / Economic Policy

Publication Year2000

GenrePolitical Science

AuthorRichard Pipes

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight10.4 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"A most stimulating and original book. . . . One of the most valuable volumes on property yet." -- The American Spectator "[ Property and Freedom ] is his most ambitious [book] ever. It is always compelling, often insightful and robust in argument." -- Literary Review "A superb book about a topic that should be front and center in the American political debate. . . . Splendid because it retains the perspective and sweep of great historical scholarship." -- National Review " Pipes is massively erudite." -- The New York Times Book Review " Pipes slowly builds up a strong historical case for the necessity of property rights as a prerequisite for freedoms in general." --The Washington Times, "A most stimulating and original book. . . . One of the most valuable volumes on property yet." --The American Spectator "[Property and Freedom] is his most ambitious [book] ever. It is always compelling, often insightful and robust in argument." --Literary Review "A superb book about a topic that should be front and center in the American political debate. . . . Splendid because it retains the perspective and sweep of great historical scholarship." --National Review " Pipes is massively erudite." --The New York Times Book Review " Pipes slowly builds up a strong historical case for the necessity of property rights as a prerequisite for freedoms in general." --The Washington Times, "A most stimulating and original book. . . . One of the most valuable volumes on property yet." -- The American Spectator "[ Property and Freedom ] is his most ambitious [book] ever. It is always compelling, often insightful and robust in argument." -- Literary Review "A superb book about a topic that should be front and center in the American political debate. . . . Splendid because it retains the perspective and sweep of great historical scholarship." -- National Review " Pipes is massively erudite." -- The New York Times Book Review " Pipes slowly builds up a strong historical case for the necessity of property rights as a prerequisite for freedoms in general." --The Washington Times From the Trade Paperback edition., "A most stimulating and original book. . . . One of the most valuable volumes on property yet." --The American Spectator "[Property and Freedom] is his most ambitious [book] ever. It is always compelling, often insightful and robust in argument." --Literary Review "A superb book about a topic that should be front and center in the American political debate. . . . Splendid because it retains the perspective and sweep of great historical scholarship." --National Review " Pipes is massively erudite." --The New York Times Book Review " Pipes slowly builds up a strong historical case for the necessity of property rights as a prerequisite for freedoms in general." --The Washington Times From the Trade Paperback edition.

Dewey Decimal320

SynopsisA superb book about a topic that should be front and center in the American political debate ( National Review ), from the acclaimed Harvard scholar and historian of the Russian Revolution An exploration of a wide range of national and political systems to demonstrate persuasively that private ownership has served over the centuries to limit the power of the state and enable democratic institutions to evolve and thrive in the Western world. Beginning with Greece and Rome, where the concept of private property as we understand it first developed, Richard Pipes then shows us how, in the late medieval period, the idea matured with the expansion of commerce and the rise of cities. He contrasts England, a country where property rights and parliamentary government advanced hand-in-hand, with Russia, where restrictions on ownership have for centuries consistently abetted authoritarian regimes; finally he provides reflections on current and future trends in the United States. Property and Freedom is a brilliant contribution to political thought and an essential work on a subject of vital importance., Richard Pipes, Harvard scholar and historian of the Russian Revolution, brings his remarkable erudition to an exploration of a wide range of national and political systems to demonstrate persuasively that private ownership has served over the centuries to limit the power of the state and enable democratic institutions to evolve and thrive in the Western world. Beginning with Greece and Rome, where the concept of private property as we understand it first developed, Pipes then shows us how, in the late medieval period, the idea matured with the expansion of commerce and the rise of cities. He contrasts England, a country where property rights and parliamentary government advanced hand-in-hand, with Russia, where restrictions on ownership have for centuries consistently abetted authoritarian regimes; finally he provides reflections on current and future trends in the United States. Property and Freedom is a brilliant contribution to political thought and an essential work on a subject of vital importance., "A superb book about a topic that should be front and center in the American political debate" ( National Review ), from the acclaimed Harvard scholar and historian of the Russian Revolution An exploration of a wide range of national and political systems to demonstrate persuasively that private ownership has served over the centuries to limit the power of the state and enable democratic institutions to evolve and thrive in the Western world. Beginning with Greece and Rome, where the concept of private property as we understand it first developed, Richard Pipes then shows us how, in the late medieval period, the idea matured with the expansion of commerce and the rise of cities. He contrasts England, a country where property rights and parliamentary government advanced hand-in-hand, with Russia, where restrictions on ownership have for centuries consistently abetted authoritarian regimes; finally he provides reflections on current and future trends in the United States. Property and Freedom is a brilliant contribution to political thought and an essential work on a subject of vital importance.

LC Classification NumberJC605

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