Power Tends to Corrupt : Lord Acton's Study of Liberty.
Lazarski, Christopher.
Power Tends to Corrupt : Lord Acton's Study of Liberty. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (339 pages)
Cover -- Power Tends to Corrupt -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1-Acton's Life and Mission -- PART ONE-THE FOUNDATION OF LIBERTY -- 2-Liberty's Ancient Roots From Ancient Israel to the Fall of the Roman Empire -- 3-A Bumpy Road to Success Liberty in the Middle Ages -- 4-The Great Reversal Modern Infatuation with Power -- PART TWO-ANGLO-AMERICAN LIBERTY -- 5-English Liberty The Birth of Mature Liberty -- 6-The High Point of Liberty Colonial America and the Foundation of the Republic -- 7-The American Experience Between the Union's Founding and the Civil War -- PART THREE-THE LIBERTY OF REVOLUTIONARY DREAMS -- 8-The French Revolution A Triumph of Revolutionary Tyranny -- PART FOUR-CIVIC VERSUS CIVIL LIBERTY -- 9-Acton's Ideal Polity and Its Alternatives -- Conclusions-Acton's Legacy and Lessons -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.
No detailed description available for "Power Tends To Corrupt".
9781609090791
Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron, 1834-1902--Political and social views.
Liberty.
Electronic books.
JC223.A35L39 2012
320.01/1
Power Tends to Corrupt : Lord Acton's Study of Liberty. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (339 pages)
Cover -- Power Tends to Corrupt -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1-Acton's Life and Mission -- PART ONE-THE FOUNDATION OF LIBERTY -- 2-Liberty's Ancient Roots From Ancient Israel to the Fall of the Roman Empire -- 3-A Bumpy Road to Success Liberty in the Middle Ages -- 4-The Great Reversal Modern Infatuation with Power -- PART TWO-ANGLO-AMERICAN LIBERTY -- 5-English Liberty The Birth of Mature Liberty -- 6-The High Point of Liberty Colonial America and the Foundation of the Republic -- 7-The American Experience Between the Union's Founding and the Civil War -- PART THREE-THE LIBERTY OF REVOLUTIONARY DREAMS -- 8-The French Revolution A Triumph of Revolutionary Tyranny -- PART FOUR-CIVIC VERSUS CIVIL LIBERTY -- 9-Acton's Ideal Polity and Its Alternatives -- Conclusions-Acton's Legacy and Lessons -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.
No detailed description available for "Power Tends To Corrupt".
9781609090791
Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron, 1834-1902--Political and social views.
Liberty.
Electronic books.
JC223.A35L39 2012
320.01/1