Oppression and Liberty - Softcover

Weil, Simone

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9780744800906: Oppression and Liberty
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ISBN 10: 0744800900 ISBN 13: 9780744800906
Publisher: Routledge, 1988

Synopsis

Are civilised people essentially freer than primitive ones? If not, what pattern of social life could make it so? Weil analyses political and social oppression, its permanent causes, mechanism and contemporary forms.

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From the Back Cover

'Weil's particular form of independent Marxism combined with a later turn to mysticism and religion provides a provocative tradition. Clearly an important work, the book should be part of any academic collection.' -Choice

About the Author

Simone Weil (1909-43) was one of the most original philosophical, religious and political thinkers of the twentieth century; besides working as a teacher, a factory worker and a farmhand, she fought for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War and was a member of the French resistance.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
1988
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0744800900
ISBN 13 
9780744800906
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
208
Rating
  • 4.06 out of 5 stars
    959 ratings by Goodreads

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