Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction: An Elusive Concept 1
4. Part I. The Long History of Freedom
5. 1. Slaves to No Man: Freedom in Ancient Greece 15
6. 2. The Rise and Fall of Roman Liberty 69
7. Part II. Freedom’s Revival
8. 3. The Renaissance of Freedom 129
9. 4. Freedom in the Atlantic Revolutions 184
10. Part III. Rethinking Freedom
11. 5. Inventing Modern Liberty 231
12. 6. The Triumph of Modern Liberty 277
13. Epilogue: Freedom in the Twenty-First Century 341
14. Notes 347
15. Acknowledgments 405
16. Illustration Credits 407
17. Index 409