Essays on freedom and power ; selected, and with an introd. / by Gertrude Himmelfarb. Pref. by Herman Finer.
| Author/creator | Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton |
| Other author | Himmelfarb, Gertrude. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Glencoe, Ill. : Free Press, ©1948] |
| Description | lxvi, 452 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Inaugural lecture on the study of history.--The history of freedom in antiquity.--The history of freedom in Christianity.--The Protestant theory of persecution.--Sir Erskine May's "Democracy in Europe."--Nationality.-- Political causes of the American Revolution.--The background of the French Revolution.--Conflicts with Rome.--The Vatican Council.--Acton-Creighton correspondence.--Bibliography, comp. by B.F. Hoselitz (p. 374-398) |