03172nam 2200733 a 450 991046569120332120200520144314.01-78170-074-51-84779-143-3(CKB)2560000000085635(EBL)1069485(OCoLC)818847161(SSID)ssj0000747051(PQKBManifestationID)12316267(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000747051(PQKBWorkID)10717336(PQKB)10091414(SSID)ssj0001552234(PQKBManifestationID)16171412(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001552234(PQKBWorkID)14812984(PQKB)10684890(StDuBDS)EDZ0000085775(MiAaPQ)EBC1069485(OCoLC)1132690110(MdBmJHUP)muse77991(Au-PeEL)EBL1069485(CaPaEBR)ebr10623359(CaONFJC)MIL843505(EXLCZ)99256000000008563520121205d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBrave community[electronic resource] the Digger movement in the English Revolution /John GurneyPaperback edition.Manchester Manchester University Press20071 online resource (251 p.)Politics, culture, and society in early modern Britain"First published by Manchester University Press in hardback, 2009"--Title page verso.0-7190-6103-2 0-7190-6102-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Parish, community and social relations in Cobham -- The parish of Cobham and the Civil War -- Gerrard Winstanley -- Winstanley : the early writings -- The Diggers on St. George's Hill -- The Diggers and the local community -- Aftermath.This is the first full-length, modern study of the Diggers or 'True Levellers', who were among the most remarkable of the radical groups to emerge during the English Revolution of 1640-60. It was in April 1649 that the Diggers, inspired by the teachings and writings of Gerrard Winstanley, began their occupation of waste land at St George's Hill in Surrey and called on all poor people to join them or follow their example. Acting at a time of unparalleled political change and heightened millenarian expectation, the Diggers believed that the establishment of an egalitarian, property-less societyPolitics, Culture & Society in Early Modern BritainLevellersCobham (Kent, England)History17th centuryCobham (Kent, England)Social conditions17th centuryEnglandSocial conditions17th centuryGreat BritainPolitics and government1625-1649Electronic books.Levellers.942.06/2Gurney John940223MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465691203321Brave community2446403UNINA