Provides an unusual perspective on the struggles for religious, social, and political freedom. Traces those documents through history which have served as milestones in the development of the human spirit. Brings together reproductions of the original documentswhen possible. The document range widely--from the Code of Hammurabi of ancient Babylonia to the United States Constitution, from Plato's "Republic" of classical Athens to the Manifesto of the Communist Party of 1848. 190 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. square 4to..
After owning this book for decades I realized there was no need to keep it. It was once a good reference book for various documents but with the internet there is really no reason to continue to own this book.