ISBN: 0312214413

Governments and bureaucracies are bigger and more controlling than ever. Today's citizen has less ability to control his or her own life than ever before. How did we get to this point? … Mehr…

Governments and bureaucracies are bigger and more controlling than ever. Today's citizen has less ability to control his or her own life than ever before. How did we get to this point? James Bovard, bestselling author of Lost Rights, shows how the State has become a behemoth that threatens to destroy the individual. Public policy today is permeated by "Statism"--the belief that government is inherently superior to the citizenry, that progress consists of extending the realm of governmental compulsion, and the vesting more arbitrary power in government officials will eventually make citizens happy. Reading through the history of the State and its war on the citizen, Bovard looks at thinkers as diverse as John Locke, Etieene de la Boetie, James Madison, and G.W.F. Hegel. He explores the original idea of the State; the corruption of the concept of freedom; how the rising number of government dependents is subverting democracy; and the ultimate fraud that is perpetrated as the State's benevolence. In these times of the Leviathan State, Freedom in Chains is must reading for everyone who took James Bovard's Lost Rights to heart, as well as for anyone trying to understand how government power has transformed self-reliant Americans into wards of the State. civil rights and liberties,history,political science,politics and government,politics and social sciences,specific topics,state Politics & Social Sciences, Palgrave Macmillan<

ISBN: 9780312214418

Governments are bigger and more powerful than ever, while a citizen's ability to control his or her own life has never been less effective. Freedom in Chains is James Bovard's guided tour… Mehr…

Governments are bigger and more powerful than ever, while a citizen's ability to control his or her own life has never been less effective. Freedom in Chains is James Bovard's guided tour through the development of the State from its humble beginnings to its present behemoth form. It shows how the State threatens to destroy the individual in order to preserve the belief that any government is superior to the citizen. Bovard asks how we got to this point and answers with a thoughtful look at the history of governmental control from ancient times to the present, peppered throughout with observations on our present day, out-of-control governmental regulatory commissions and an all-confiscating IRS. It's must reading for everyone who took Bovard's Lost Rights to heart as a wake up call for people everywhere. Freedom in Chains: The Rise of the State and the Demise of the Citizen Bovard, James, St. Martin's Press<

1999, ISBN: 9780312214418

New York: St Martin's Press, 1999. 326pp, index. Papered boards in dust-jacket. The author 'shows how the State has become a behemoth that threatens to destroy the individual. He … Mehr…

New York: St Martin's Press, 1999. 326pp, index. Papered boards in dust-jacket. The author 'shows how the State has become a behemoth that threatens to destroy the individual. He explores the original idea of the State; the corruption of the concept of freedom; how the rising number of government dependents is subverting democracy; and the ultimate fraud that is perpetuated as the State's benevolence.'. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo., St Martin's Press, 1999<

ISBN: 9780312214418

Palgrave Macmillan. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex… Mehr…

Palgrave Macmillan. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, thatll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Palgrave Macmillan<