Freedom rising : human empowerment and the quest for emancipation / Christian Welzel

This book presents a comprehensive theory of why human freedom gave way to increasing oppression since the invention of states - and why this trend began to reverse itself more recently, leading to a rapid expansion of universal freedoms and democracy. Drawing on a massive body of evidence, the auth...

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Main Authors:Welzel, Christian (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published:Cambridge ; New York, NY ; Port Melbourne ; New Delhi ; Singapore : Cambridge University Press, 2013
Series:World values surveys books from Cambridge University Press
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Online Access:PURE Lüneburg