Term of Art: Autonomy

Posted on July 13, 2020 | Leave a comment

“Autonomy (Gk., self-law). Self-government, often used in a context where there are pressures which might alter this state of prevent its attainment.”

Excerpted from: Cook, Chris. Dictionary of Historical Terms. New York: Gramercy, 1998.

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