1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910798750503321

Autore

Foxley Rachel

Titolo

The Levellers : radical political thought in the English Revolution / / Rachel Foxley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Manchester University Press, , 2013

New York, New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [date of distribution not identified]

2013

ISBN

1-5261-1208-6

1-5261-1209-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 p.)

Collana

Politics Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain

Disciplina

942.062

Soggetti

Levellers

Great Britain History Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Levellers: Radical political thought in the English Revolution; Half Title Page ; Title Page ; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Note on conventions; Introduction: Levellers and historians; Chapter 1: Consent and the origins of government ; Chapter 2: The appeal to the people ; Chapter 3: The laws of England and  the 'free-born Englishman'; Chapter 4: Religion, politics, and conscience ; Chapter 5: Levellers and the army:  England's freedom, soldiers' rights; Chapter 6: Levellers into republicans? ; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Leveller movement of the 1640s campaigned for religious toleration and a radical remaking of politics in post-civil war England. This book, the first full-length study of the Levellers for fifty years, offers a fresh analysis of the originality and character of Leveller thought. Challenging received ideas about the Levellers as social contract theorists and Leveller thought as a mere radicalisation of parliamentarian thought, Foxley shows that the Levellers' originality lay in their subtle and unexpected combination of different strands within parliamentarianism. The book takes full accoun



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784666603321

Autore

Aveni Anthony F

Titolo

The book of the year : a brief history of our seasonal holidays / / Anthony F. Aveni

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2003

©2003

ISBN

0-19-771185-5

1-280-48212-5

1-4237-6123-5

0-19-534869-9

1-60256-747-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 192 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations

Disciplina

394.26

Soggetti

Holidays - History

Rites and ceremonies

Archaeoastronomy

Biological rhythms

Chronobiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 Creating, Organizing, and Transforming the Holidays; 2 Happy New Year! But Why Now?; 3 February's Holidays: Prediction, Purification, and Passionate Pursuit; 4 Spring Equinox: Watching the Serpent Descend; 5 The Easter/Passover Season: Connecting Time's Broken Circle; 6 May Day: A Collision of Forces; 7 Summer's Solstice: Feasts of Fire, Water, and Feminine Affairs of the Heart; 8 Labor Day: Remembering the Great Time Wars; 9 Halloween: Dead Time; 10 Thanksgiving: Transcending Pilgrims' Progress; 11 Christmas: From Resurrection to Rudolph;  "What Goes Around . . ."Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

An engaging, entertaining reference to modern holidays explains the origins of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, witches, and St. Valentine's Day as it discusses holiday traditions, celebrations, customs, and more.