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The Levellers: Radical political thought in the English Revolution (Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain Mup)
Rachel Foxley
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Description for The Levellers: Radical political thought in the English Revolution (Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain Mup)
Paperback. Offers 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. Series: Politics, Culture & Society in Early Modern Britain. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
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 received ideas about the Levellers as social contract theorists and Leveller thought as a mere radicalisation of parliamentarian thought, Foxley shows that the Levellers’ originality lay in their subtle and unexpected combination of different strands within parliamentarianism. The book takes full account of recent scholarship, and contributes to historical debates on the development of radical ... Read more
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 received ideas about the Levellers as social contract theorists and Leveller thought as a mere radicalisation of parliamentarian thought, Foxley shows that the Levellers’ originality lay in their subtle and unexpected combination of different strands within parliamentarianism. The book takes full account of recent scholarship, and contributes to historical debates on the development of radical ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain
Condition
New
Weight
453g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719096600
SKU
V9780719096600
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Ref
99-15
About Rachel Foxley
Rachel Foxley is Lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Reading -- .
Reviews for The Levellers: Radical political thought in the English Revolution (Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain Mup)
...the book should be of concern to all history students both of a left or right persuasion. Foxley’s book should be seen as an important contribution to placing the Levellers in their proper revolutionary context. This is an excellent book. Foxley’s work will be required reading for those who wish to understand the importance, and radical influence, of Leveller ... Read more