Another Freedom: The Alternative History of an Idea

by Svetlana Boym

Book Overview

The word "freedom" is so overly used--and frequently abused--that it is always in danger of becoming nothing but a clich . In Another Freedom, Svetlana Boym offers us a refreshing new portrait of the age-old concept. Exploring the rich cross-cultural history of the idea of freedom, from its origins in ancient Greece to the present day, she argues that our attempts to imagine freedom should occupy the space of not only "what is" but also "what...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226069745
• ISBN13: 9780226069746
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"