Freedom by Orlando Patterson

Freedom by Orlando Patterson

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Summary

This magisterial work traces the history of our most cherished value. Patterson links the birth of freedom in primitive societies with the institution of slavery, and traces the evolution of three forms of freedom in the West from antiquity through the Middle Ages.

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Freedom by Orlando Patterson

This magisterial work traces the history of our most cherished value. Patterson links the birth of freedom in primitive societies with the institution of slavery, and traces the evolution of three forms of freedom in the West from antiquity through the Middle Ages.
Orlando Patterson is the John Cowles Professor of Sociology at Harvard University.
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ISBN 13 9780465025329
ISBN 10 0465025323
Title Freedom
Author Orlando Patterson
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Basic Books
Year published 1992-10-14
Number of pages 512
Prizes Winner of United States National Book Awards: Nonfiction 1991
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