The Levellers : radical political thought in the English Revolution
Foxley, RachelAuthor
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.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on Aug 8, 2013).
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.
Levellers
Regions & Countries - Europe
History & Archaeology
Great Britain