The Levellers : radical political thought in the English Revolution
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina: | 942.062 |
| Soggetto topico: | Levellers |
| Regions & Countries - Europe | |
| History & Archaeology | |
| Great Britain | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Great Britain Politics and government 1642-1649 |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Levellers : radical political thought in the English Revolution |
| ISBN: | 1-78170-581-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910154283603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Politics, culture and society in early modern Britain.