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Divine Right and Democracy
Wootton D
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Description for Divine Right and Democracy
Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
The seventeenth century was England's century of revolution, an era in which the nation witnessed protracted civil wars, the execution of a king, and the declaration of a short-lived republic. During this period of revolutionary crisis, political writers of all persuasions hoped to shape the outcome of events by the force of their arguments. To read the major political theorists of Stuart England is to be plunged into a world in which many of our modern conceptions of political rights and social change are first formulated. David Wootton's masterly compilation of speeches, essays, and fiercely polemical pamphlets--organized into chapters focusing ... Read more
The seventeenth century was England's century of revolution, an era in which the nation witnessed protracted civil wars, the execution of a king, and the declaration of a short-lived republic. During this period of revolutionary crisis, political writers of all persuasions hoped to shape the outcome of events by the force of their arguments. To read the major political theorists of Stuart England is to be plunged into a world in which many of our modern conceptions of political rights and social change are first formulated. David Wootton's masterly compilation of speeches, essays, and fiercely polemical pamphlets--organized into chapters focusing ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9780872206540
SKU
V9780872206540
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About Wootton D
David Wootton is Anniversary Professor of History, University of York.
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