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Synopsis
A major resource for academic readers—a collection like this has been needed for very many years—but also a work that will be useful for general readers concerned with some of the seminal ideals of modern Western culture.
—Edward Norman, Cambridge University
Lord Acton was among the most illustrious historians of nineteenth-century England, a man of great learning with a deep devotion to individual liberty and a profound understanding of history. Liberty Fund is proud to offer the most complete collection of Acton essays ever published.
Rufus Fears has taught classical history at Indiana University, Boston University, and the University of Oklahoma.
Essays in Religion, Politics, and Morality
Essays in the History of Liberty
Essays in the Study and Writing of History
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About the Author
H B Acton (1908-1974) taught at Bedford College (London), the University of Edinburgh, and the University of Chicago; was editor of Philosophy, the influential journal of the British Royal Institute of Philosophy; and wrote, among other books, The Morals of Markets (1971; Liberty Fund, 1993) and The Philosophy of Language in Revolutionary France (1959).
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- PublisherLiberty Fund
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 086597330X
- ISBN 13 9780865973305
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages1911
- EditorFears J. Rufus
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