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The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life

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A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
Winner of the István Hont Book Prize, Institute of Intellectual History

Finalist for the Cundill History Prize

A sweeping history of the rise of personal choice in the modern world and how it became equated with freedom

Choice touches virtually every aspect of our lives, from what to buy and where to live to whom to love, what profession to practice, and even what to believe. But the option to choose in such matters was not something we always possessed...