num_pages: 487
description: This magisterial work traces the history of our most cherished value. Patterson links the birth of freedom in primitive societies with the institution of slavery, and traces the evolution of three forms of freedom in the West from antiquity through the Middle Ages.
language: English
title: Freedom: Freedom in the Making of Western Culture
titlecomplete: Freedom: Freedom in the Making of Western Culture
genres: History, Cultural, Philosophy, Sociology, Race, Research, Anthropology, Nonfiction, Politics
ratings_count: 54
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: National Book Award
category: Nonfiction
publisher: I.B. Tauris