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- catalog abstract "James Bovard shows how the State has become a behemoth that threatens to destroy the individual. Reading through the history of the State and its war on the citizen, Bovard looks at thinkers as diverse as John Locke, Etienne de la Boetie, James Madison, and G.W.F. Hegel. He explores the original idea of the State; the corruption of the concept of freedom; how the rising number of government dependents is subverting democracy; and the ultimate fraud that is perpetrated as the State's benevolence.".
- catalog contributor b11088158.
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description "1. Introduction -- 2. The Great Pretending: The State, Ideal & Real -- 3. The Mirage of Welfare State Freedom -- 4. Cagekeepers and Caretakers: Modern Democracy -- 5. The Moral Glorification of Leviathan -- 6. Sovereignty & Political Slavery -- 7. Paternalism versus the Blessings of Liberty -- 8. A Few Thoughts on an Ideal Political Order -- 9. Taking Coercion Seriously.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-314) and index.".
- catalog description "James Bovard shows how the State has become a behemoth that threatens to destroy the individual. Reading through the history of the State and its war on the citizen, Bovard looks at thinkers as diverse as John Locke, Etienne de la Boetie, James Madison, and G.W.F. Hegel. He explores the original idea of the State; the corruption of the concept of freedom; how the rising number of government dependents is subverting democracy; and the ultimate fraud that is perpetrated as the State's benevolence.".
- catalog extent "326 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0312214413".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : St. Martin's Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "320.1/0973 21".
- catalog subject "Civil rights United States.".
- catalog subject "Government, Resistance to United States.".
- catalog subject "JC599.U5 B596 1999".
- catalog subject "Liberty.".
- catalog subject "State, The.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Introduction -- 2. The Great Pretending: The State, Ideal & Real -- 3. The Mirage of Welfare State Freedom -- 4. Cagekeepers and Caretakers: Modern Democracy -- 5. The Moral Glorification of Leviathan -- 6. Sovereignty & Political Slavery -- 7. Paternalism versus the Blessings of Liberty -- 8. A Few Thoughts on an Ideal Political Order -- 9. Taking Coercion Seriously.".
- catalog title "Freedom in chains : the rise of the state and the demise of the citizen / James Bovard.".
- catalog type "text".