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Book by Brian Doherty From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement is a 2007 book about the history of 20th-century American libertarianism by journalist and Reason senior editor Brian Doherty.[1] He traces the evolution of the movement, as well as the life stories of Ayn Rand, Milton Friedman, Ludwig von Mises, F. A. Hayek, and Murray Rothbard, and details how they intertwined.
Author | Brian Doherty |
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Subject | Libertarianism |
Publisher | PublicAffairs |
Publication date | 2007 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
Pages | 741 |
ISBN | 978-1-58648-350-0 |
OCLC | 433347326 |
Doherty does not proceed strictly in chronological order, preferring instead to break up the action into short stories on central themes.[2]
Radicals for Capitalism was reviewed in The New York Times, The San Diego Union-Tribune and The Washington Times.[3][4][5] The Guardian proclaimed it to be "the standard history of the libertarian movement for years to come".[6]
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