{"product_id":"you-dont-own-me-individualism-and-the-culture-of-liberty-9781964524856","title":"You Don't Own Me: Individualism and the Culture of Liberty","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe essays in \u003ci\u003eYou Don't Own Me: Individualism and the Culture of Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e explore how the idea of individual freedom has shaped not only politics and economics but also the arts--from pop music to poetry, from \"Star Trek\" to the blues, and from Western novels to architecture\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe idea of individual liberty has had enormous influence in politics, economics, and religion, but its influence on the arts has also been immense. From pop music to film--from the poetry of John Milton to Star Trek and the novels of Zora Neale Hurston--individualism has had a cultural impact both pervasive and profound. In \u003ci\u003eYou Don't Own Me: Individualism and the Culture of Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e, Timothy Sandefur examines how people in America and Europe have addressed the unique experience of personal freedom in movies, songs, and even architecture. \"Individual self-sovereignty,\" writes Sandefur, \"has not only unleashed unprecedented economic and political progress. It has also given rise to a new kind of culture, one that celebrates autonomy and the freedom to make one's own choices.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTimothy Sandefur is vice president for legal affairs at the Goldwater Institute, where he also holds the Clarence J. \u0026amp; Katherine P. Duncan Chair in Constitutional Government. Sandefur is the author of seven books, including Freedom's Furies: How Isabel Paterson, Rose Wilder Lane, and Ayn Rand Found Liberty in an Age of Darkness, \u003ci\u003eFrederick Douglass: Self-Made Man\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), \u003ci\u003eThe Permission Society\u003c\/i\u003e (2016).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Libertarianism.Org","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51890608898322,"sku":"9781964524856","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6948f2da-e8b9-44bf-a547-88166f83c87c.jpg?v=1768310765","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/you-dont-own-me-individualism-and-the-culture-of-liberty-9781964524856","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}