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Liberty and freedom /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fischer, David Hackett, 1935-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Series:Fischer, David Hackett, 1935- America, a cultural history ; v. 3.
Subjects:
National characteristics, American.
Liberty > History.
United States > History.
United States > Politics and government.
United States > History > Pictorial works.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : a conversation with Captain Preston
  • Early America : visions of the Founders, 1607-1775
  • A republic united : the search for a common vision, 1775-1840
  • A nation divided : liberty against freedom, 1840-1912
  • A world at war : a free society and its enemies, 1916-1945
  • A people among others : global visions of liberty and freedom, 1945-2004
  • Conclusion : the view from Tocqueville's terrace.