Freedom and Organization

By Bertrand Russell

Book Overview

Written in the approachable style that has made Russell's works so revered, this is a major work of political history in which significant economic and political forces and events that shaped the nineteenth century are examined.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415487390
• ISBN13: 9780415487399
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

EXCELLENT OVERVIEW OF FUNDAMENTAL 19th CENTURY IDEAS

The title of the book does'nt reveal the scope and usefulness of this work by the one of the greatest thinkers of the XXth century.This opus reviews some of the fundamental ideas that shaped our modern western world, and dwells with the genesis of the political, economical and philosophical theories which contributed to the transformation of Europe and America in the 19th century (and in the 20th as well). In this well written journey, we walk from the Vienna Congress and the Holy Alliance to World War I. In doing so, the causes of the intellectual progress and the industrial revolution are analized. The evolution of democracy in England, the radical philosophers and economists, Malthus, Bentham, J.S.Mill, David Ricardo and then the origins of socialism, Owen, Marx, Engels, the formation of democracy in America, the issues of slavery, Lincoln's political thought, the inception of modern Nationalism and Imperialism, all constitute necessary chapters of this intellectual voyage with Russell. This book could very well constitute mandatory reading for history or political science students. Very highly recommended.