{"product_id":"property-and-freedom-richard-pipes-9780375704475","title":"Property and Freedom","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A superb book about a topic that should be front and center in the American political debate\" (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e), from the acclaimed Harvard scholar and historian of the Russian Revolution \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn exploration of a wide range of national and political systems to demonstrate persuasively that private ownership has served over the centuries to limit the power of the state and enable democratic institutions to evolve and thrive in the Western world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with Greece and Rome, where the concept of private property as we understand it first developed, Richard Pipes then shows us how, in the late medieval period, the idea matured with the expansion of commerce and the rise of cities. He contrasts England, a country where property rights and parliamentary government advanced hand-in-hand, with Russia, where restrictions on ownership have for centuries consistently abetted authoritarian regimes; finally he provides reflections on current and future trends in the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eProperty and Freedom \u003c\/i\u003eis a brilliant contribution to political thought and an essential work on a subject of vital importance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Pipes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0375704477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375704475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.26w x 0.79d","brand":"Richard Pipes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44829294297343,"sku":"9780375704475","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_88589f9f-882b-4fda-b6a6-3e882876dadf.jpg?v=1708450384","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/property-and-freedom-richard-pipes-9780375704475","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}