Freedom in America: A 200-Year Perspective

by Norman A. Graebner

Freedom Freedom The word "rings" with meaning to each of us Yet, what does it really mean? Only the tyrant, living in a secure environment and operating above the law, is theoretically free to do as he chooses. For the remainder of society freedom is an elusive condition, circumscribed by a wide spectrum of personal, social, economic, and governmental restraints. Freedom is bounded most fundamentally by the nature of man and the physical universe...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 027101234X
• ISBN13: 9780271012346
• Release Date: October 1990
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"