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Dr Gabriel Stein and John Nugeé’s new book ‘Sailing Free’ uses the history of the Icelandic Commonwealth to explore questions of politics, religion and sovereignty: themes which are just as relevant today as they were a thousand years ago.

From about 930 CE onwards there was no king, no government, no army and no police (and so no state monopoly of violence). One might expect such a system to be inherently unstable and not survive very long, but it lasted for over 300 years. As a libertarian experiment it has much therefore that is worth studying.

About the authors:

John Nugeé is an independent commentator and public speaker on financial, economic and political issues. He currently lectures in Politics and Economics at St Mary’s University, Twickenham. Previous books include: Confessions of a Business Traveller, Reflections on Global Finance, The Wisdom of Markets, and A Psalm a Day.

Gabriel Stein is an independent macroeconomist with more than thirty years experience, specialising in monetary trends. He regularly guest lectures at universities in a number of countries; and from 2019 to 2021 he taught a course on EU Politics and Policy at St Mary’s University Twickenham. He is currently undertaking a PhD in Economics History at the University of Buckingham. In addition to Sailing Free, he has written three historical novels that take place in the Byzantine Empire.

Full details:

Date: Tuesday, 12th April 2022

Time: 18:00 - 20:00

Agenda:

18.00 - Doors open + welcome drinks

18.30 - Lecture starts 

19.15 - Q&A 

20.00 - Event closes

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