{"product_id":"the-illusion-of-freedom-and-richard-stivers-9780791475126","title":"The Illusion of Freedom and Equality","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplores how Enlightenment values have been transformed in a technological civilization.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArguing that the ideology of freedom and equality today bears little resemblance to its eighteenth-century counterpart, Richard Stivers examines how these values have been radically transformed in a technological civilization. Once thought of as a kind of personal property and an aspect of the dignity of the individual, the context of freedom and equality today is technological before it is political and economic and is also now largely thought of in collective terms. Focusing on the work of Jacques Ellul and Max Weber, Stivers traces the development of freedom and equality in Enlightenment thought and American history and then proceeds to discuss their current ideologies, realities, and illusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Stivers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0791475123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791475126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.50d","brand":"Richard Stivers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48438010151167,"sku":"9780791475126","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c7e6d846-3464-4223-a236-507e9823fa2c.jpg?v=1777168188","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-illusion-of-freedom-and-richard-stivers-9780791475126","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}