{"product_id":"liberty-as-independence-the-making-and-unmaking-of-a-political-ideal-hardback-9781107027732","title":"Liberty as Independence; The Making and Unmaking of a Political Ideal (Hardback) 9781107027732","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLiberty as Independence\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Making and Unmaking of a Political Ideal\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplores how the concept of liberty as independence was superseded by the understanding of liberty as an absence of restraint.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eQuentin Skinner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107027732, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 February 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e332 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 16 x 2.2 cm, 0.59 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'An excellent example of intellectual history …' Elizabeth Stice, Orange Blossom Ordinary\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhat does liberty entail? How have concepts of liberty changed over time? And what are the global consequences? This book surveys the history of rival views of liberty from antiquity to modern times. Quentin Skinner traces the understanding of liberty as independence from the classical ideal to early modern Britain, culminating in the claims of the Whig oligarchy to have transformed this idea into reality. Yet, with the Whig vision of a free state and civil society undermined by the American Revolution of 1776, Skinner explores how claims that liberty was fulfilled by an absence of physical or coercive restraint came to prominence. Liberty as Independence examines new dimensions of these rival views, considering the connections between debates on liberty and debates on slavery, and demonstrating how these ideas were harnessed in feminist discussions surrounding limitations on the liberty of women. The concept of liberty is inherently global, and Skinner argues strongly for the reinstatement of the understanding of liberty as independence.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Conventions\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Liberty and the Revolution of 1688: 1. The Ideal of Liberty as Independence\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Legitimacy of the Revolution Debated\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Liberty as Independence: The Ideal Entrenched\u003cbr\u003e 3. Towards the Whig Idea of a Free State\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Whig Vision of a Free Society\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Liberty as Independence: The Ideal Betrayed\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Persistence of Dependence\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Continuing Use of Arbitrary Power\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. A New View of Liberty: 7. The New View and its Provenance\u003cbr\u003e 8. The New View Affirmed\u003cbr\u003e Part V. The Rival Views in Contestation\u003cbr\u003e 9. Liberty as Independence Reaffirmed\u003cbr\u003e 10. The New View Entrenched\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: A Reckoning\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52173713637656,"sku":"9781107027732","price":30.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781107027732i.jpg?v=1781167815","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/liberty-as-independence-the-making-and-unmaking-of-a-political-ideal-hardback-9781107027732","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}