The History of Freedom
From Moses to Mandela
Moynihan defines 'freedom', then reaches back to the flight of Jews from slavery in Egypt and traces an arc to the present. This engaging tour illustrates that freedom is a privilege that must be earned and applies an historical lens to the specific threats to freedom in our contemporary landscape.
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Book Description
Michael Moynihan provides a historical measure for the fundamental concept of "freedom," both a popular history of freedom as well as a catalyst for discussion of the status of freedom today. To define and quantify "freedom," Moynihan reaches back through history to the primordial moment for freedom in the West: the flight of Jews from slavery in Egypt. He then traces an arc that takes the reader through ancient Athens and Rome, Runnymede in the 13th century, Philadelphia in 1787, through to the overthrow of the Raj, the collapse of the Berlin Wall, and up to the present. This engaging tour illustrates his thesis that freedom has never been the natural state of man, but rather a privilege that must be constantly attended to, fought for, and earned. Moynhihan then applies his historical lens to the specific threats to freedom in our contemporary landscape: fundamentalism, China's rise as an economic power, and the vulnerability of the U.S. economy to foreign oil and a society of indebted citizens.
Features
The book benefits from Moynihan's superb qualifications - a former senior government advisor, a consultant to Fortune 500 companies, and currently a fellow at Princeton University. The New York Times called his previous book 'An analysis of our economy as sober and serious as Moynihan's credentials are weighty'
The author is a regular contributor to Harper's, The New York Times, The Washington Post and other publications
Moynihan's book offers the first complete history of freedom, spanning both history and the globe from ancient Egypt through to the present day war in Iraq
There are no other titles in the US and UK markets that consider the history of freedom in both concept and practice
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction: Defining Freedom
Sinai, 14th Century, BC
Athens, 6th Century BC
Rome, 1st Century BC
Venice, 9th Century
Runnymede, 1215
Philadelphia, 1787
New York, 1886
India, 1947
San Francisco, 1967
Berlin, 1989
Freedom Today
The Future of Freedom: A Free Agenda
