The English Levellers (Hardcover, New)

The Levellers were a crucial component of a radically democratic movement during the civil wars in seventeenth-century England. This was to be democratic at a time when the very idea of democracy conjured up nothing good; with its suggestion of anarchy and the 'levelling' of distinctions in rank and of property, even the holding of women in common. This collection of thirteen fully annotated Leveller writings, including their famous Agreements of the People, is important as a contribution not only to the understanding of the English civil wars, but also of democratic theory. The editor's introduction sets the Leveller ideas in their context and, together with a chronology, short biographies of the leading figures and a guide to further reading, will be of interest to students of the English civil wars, the history of political thought and the history of democratic ideas.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Release date:	June 1998
First published:	1998
Editors:	Andrew Sharp
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	264
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-62402-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Promotions
LSN:	0-521-62402-9
Barcode:	9780521624022

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