The Levellers : Radical political thought in the English Revolution

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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 rece...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Foxley, Rachel
Other Authors: Gajda, Alexandra, Peacey, Jason, Milton, Anthony, Lake, Peter
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Manchester University Press, 2016.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Socialism.
Politics and government.
Levellers.
Niveleurs (Mouvement politique)
Socialism > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Great Britain.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1642-1649.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1642-1649.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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