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Record Nr.

UNINA9910959953003321

Autore

Molesworth Robert Molesworth, Viscount, <1656-1725.>

Titolo

An account of Denmark : with Francogallia and Some considerations for the promoting of agriculture and employing the poor / / Robert Molesworth ; edited and with an introduction by Justin Champion

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Indianapolis : , : Liberty Fund, , 2011

©2011

ISBN

0-86597-803-4

1-4619-3144-4

1-61487-893-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (lv, 394 pages)

Collana

The Thomas Hollis library

Altri autori (Persone)

ChampionJustin

HotmanFrançois <1524-1590.>

MolesworthRobert Molesworth, Viscount,  <1656-1725.>

Disciplina

948.9/03

Soggetti

Constitutional history - France

Agriculture - Ireland

Poor - Ireland

Representative government and representation

Denmark Politics and government Early works to 1800

Denmark History Christian V, 1670-1699

France Politics and government Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First work originally published in London in 1694; 2nd work originally published under title: Franco-Gallia, or, An account of the ancient free state of France, and most other parts of Europe, before the loss of their liberties / written originally in Latin by Francis Hotoman, in 1574, and translated by Robert Molesworth in 1711; 3rd work originally published in Dublin, 1723.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

The Liberty Fund edition of An Account of Denmark is the first modern edition of Molesworth's writings. This volume presents not only An Account , but also his translation of Francogallia and Some Considerations for the Promoting of Agriculture and Employing the



Poor . These texts encompass Molesworth's major political statements on liberty as well as his important and understudied recommendations for the application of liberty to economic improvement. David Womersley is Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford. His most recent book is Divinity and State . Justin Champion is Chair of the History Department at Royal Holloway, University of London. Please note: This title is available as an ebook for purchase on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iTunes.