{"product_id":"2026100007389-secondhand-the-lectures-of-professor-t-g-masaryk-at-the-university-of-chicago-summer-1902","title":"The Lectures Of Professor T. G. Masaryk At The University Of Chicago: Summer 1902","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1902, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk — philosopher, statesman, and future founding president of Czechoslovakia — delivered a remarkable series of lectures at the University of Chicago, offering American audiences a rare window into the intellectual and political currents reshaping Central Europe at the dawn of the twentieth century. The Lectures of Professor T. G. Masaryk at the University of Chicago: Summer 1902, compiled and presented by Draga B. Shillinglaw, meticulously reconstructs these addresses, chronicling Masaryk's penetrating insights into democracy, national identity, and the moral foundations of modern society.\n\nShillinglaw's work stands as an invaluable primary-source document, situating Masaryk's thought within the broader transatlantic dialogue between European liberalism and American democratic idealism. The text illuminates the prophetic vision of a man who would go on to shape the destiny of a nation, presenting his arguments with scholarly care and contextual depth. For historians, philosophers, and anyone captivated by the intersection of ideas and political transformation, this volume poses a quietly urgent question: what does it mean to build a just society — and can a single thinker's voice truly change the world?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130994598107,"sku":"2026100007389-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/a6732926-07ab-476e-9c94-0d243d195b11.png?v=1786593914","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100007389-secondhand-the-lectures-of-professor-t-g-masaryk-at-the-university-of-chicago-summer-1902","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}