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Towards the lightA. C. Grayling

Towards the light

2008329 pages
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"In Towards the Light, A.C. Grayling tells the story of the long and difficult battle for freedom in the West, from the Reformation to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, from the battle for the vote to the struggle for the right to freedom of conscience. As Grayling passionately affirms, it is a story - and a struggle - that continues to this day as those in power use the threat of terrorism in the 21st century to roll-back the liberties that so many have fought and died to win for us. Including an appendix of landmark documents, including the British and American Bills of Rights and…

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  • Other · English · 2014
    Bloomsbury Academic · 329 pages · 9781472532145
  • Other · English · 2008
    Bloomsbury · 9780747592990
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