Title: The commonwealth of Oceana ; and, A system of politics
Description: James Harrington's brief career as a political and historical theorist spans the last years of the Cromwellian Protectorate and the Restoration of 1660. This volume comprises the first and last of Harrington's writings. Harrington was the first theorist to interpret the English Civil Wars as a revolution, the result of a longterm process of social change that led to the decay of the old political order. Professor Pocock's lucid introduction emphasizes Harrington's place as a pivotal figure in the history of English political thought. This edition also contains a chronology of principal events in Harrington's life and a guide to further reading.
Subjects: Early works to 1800, Political science, Utopias, 89.06 political philosophy, Utopies, Politieke filosofie, Politieke theorie, Science politique, Utopieën, Ouvrages avant 1800, Historia moderna (fontes, textos), Sistemas politicos, Leefgemeenschappen, Utopia (politica), Oceania, politics and government