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Title: |
Selected Writings of Lord Acton, Volumes 1-3 -- Essays in the History of Liberty / Essays in the Study & Writing of History / Essays in Religion, Politics, & Morality |
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| By (author): |
H B Acton |
| ISBN10-13: |
086597330X : 9780865973305 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
155x230mm |
| Pages: |
1965 |
| Weight: |
3.150 Kg. |
| Published: |
Liberty Fund Inc. (US) - January 1998 |
| List Price: |
35.85 Pounds Sterling |
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In Stock
Qty Available: 1 |
| Subjects: |
Literary essays : General & world history |
| Volume 1: The unifying theme of these essays is Lord Acton's concept of liberty. Included are his two famous essays on the history of freedom (The History of Freedom in Antiquity; and The History of Freedom in Christianity) as are writings on the tradition of liberty in England, America, and Europe. Volume 2 brings together Acton's distinguished writings on history. Included is his famous Inaugural Lecture at Cambridge: The Study of History. Writing on many diverse topics, Acton argues that history demonstrates progress and unity through the story of liberty and that the study of history should be impartial, based on archival research, and founded in moral judgement. Volume 3: Focuses on the intersection of religion with moral and political issues. Also included are three important essays: Human Sacrifice; George Eliot's Life; and Buckle's Philosophy of History. The last section is composed of nearly two hundred pages of excerpts from Acton's remarkable letters and unpublished notes. |
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"A major resource for academic readers -- a collection like this has been needed for very many years -- but also a work that will be useful for general readers concerned with some of the seminal ideals of modern Western culture." -- Edward Norman, Cambridge University.
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