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The Individualists

Politics and Government

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The Individualists

Radicals, Reactionaries, and the Struggle for the Soul of LibertarianismBy John Tomasi, Matt ZwolinskiNarrated by Leon Nixon

The Individualists

Length12h 26m

About this audiobook

This audiobook narrated by Leon Nixon traces the history of libertarian thought from radical anarchists to conservative defenders of the status quo Libertarianism emerged in the mid-nineteenth century with an unwavering commitment to progressive causes, from women's rights and the fight against slavery to anti-colonialism and Irish emancipation. Today, this movement founded on the principle of individual liberty finds itself divided by both progressive and reactionary elements vying to claim it as their own. The Individualists is the untold story of a political doctrine continually reshaped by fierce internal tensions, bold and eccentric personalities, and shifting political circumstances. Matt Zwolinski and John Tomasi trace the history of libertarianism from its origins as a radical progressive ideology in the 1850s to its crisis of identity today. They examine the doctrine's evolution through six defining themes: private property, skepticism of authority, free markets, individualism, spontaneous order, and individual liberty. They show how the movement took a turn toward conservativism during the Cold War, when the dangers of communism at home and abroad came to dominate libertarian thinking. Zwolinski and Tomasi reveal a history that is wider, more diverse, and more contentious than many of us realize. A groundbreaking work of scholarship, The Individualists uncovers the neglected roots of a movement that has championed the poor and marginalized since its founding, but whose talk of equal liberty has often been bent to serve the interests of the rich and powerful.

Audiobook details

GenrePolitics and Government

Length12 hrs 26 mins

Narrated byLeon Nixon

FormatAudiobook

Publish dateApr 4, 2023

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Opening Anno, Introduction

10Chapter 5 - Continued

2Chapter 1 - What is Libertarianism

11Chapter 6 - Poverty and Spontaneous Order

3Chapter 2 - Three Eras of Libertarian Thought

12Chapter 6 - Continued

4Chapter 2 - Continued

13Chapter 7 - Racial Justice and Individualism

5Chapter 3 - Land Labor and Ownership The Right of Private Property

14Chapter 7 - Continued

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6Chapter 3 - Continued

15Chapter 8 - Global Justice and Nonintervention

7Chapter 4 - Demystifying the State Libertarian Anarchism

16Chapter 8 - Continued

8Chapter 4 - Continued

17Conclusion, Closing Anno

9Chapter 5 - Big Business and Free Markets

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John Tomasi, Matt Zwolinski

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