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UNINA9910154283603321 |
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Autore |
Foxley Rachel |
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Titolo |
The Levellers : radical political thought in the English Revolution |
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Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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Politics, culture and society in early modern Britain The Levellers |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Levellers |
Regions & Countries - Europe |
History & Archaeology |
Great Britain |
Great Britain Politics and government 1642-1649 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: Levellers and historians -- 1. Consent and the origins of government -- 2. The appeal to the people -- 3. The laws of England and the 'free-born Englishman' -- 4. Religion, politics and conscience -- 5. Levellers and the army: England's freedom, soldiers' rights -- 6. Levellers into republicans? -- Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Offering a fresh analysis of the originality and character of Leveller thought, Foxley challenges received ideas about the Levellers as social contract theorists and Leveller thought as a mere radicalization of parliamentarian thought. |
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