This provocative book, first published in 1995, argues that Australia is already a federal republic rather than a constitutional monarchy. It argues that by adopting a federal constitution in 1901 Australians ensured their status as a sovereign people. While the book does not de…
Addresses how the classical republican conception of freedom was challenged and finally overcome by the rise of modern market societies.
How did the value of freedom become so closely associated with the institution of the market? Why did the idea of market freedom hold so little appeal before the modern period and how can we explain its rise to dominance? In The Invention of Market Freedom, Eric MacGilvray addre…
Addresses how the classical republican conception of freedom was challenged and finally overcome by the rise of modern market societies.
How did the value of freedom become so closely associated with the institution of the market? Why did the idea of market freedom hold so little appeal before the modern period and how can we explain its rise to dominance? In The Invention of Market Freedom, Eric MacGilvray addre…
Addresses how the classical republican conception of freedom was challenged and finally overcome by the rise of modern market societies.
Addresses how the classical republican conception of freedom was challenged and finally overcome by the rise of modern market societies.
Puritans did not find a life free from tyranny in the new world--they created it there. Massachusetts emerged a republic as they hammered out a vision of popular participation and limited government in church and state, spurred by Plymouth pilgrims. Godly Republicanism underscor…
