| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 162 pages :) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Revolutionary lives
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Revolutionary lives.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The Making of the Digger -- Winstanley the Digger -- A New Beginning? -- Winstanley's Legacy. |
| Summary |
"'The power of property was brought into creation by the sword', so wrote Gerrard Winstanley (1609-1676) - Christian Communist, leader of the Diggers movement and bête noire of the landed aristocracy. Despite being one of the great English radicals, Winstanley remains unmentioned in today's lists of 'great Britons'. John Gurney reveals the hidden history of Winstanley and his movement. As part of the radical ferment which swept England at the time of the civil war, Winstanley led the Diggers in taking over land and running it as 'a common treasury for all' - provoking violent opposition from landowners. Gurney also guides us through Winstanley's writings, which are among the most remarkable prose writings of his age."--Publisher's website. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Winstanley, Gerrard, 1609-
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Winstanley, Gerrard, 1609- |
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Winstanley, Gerrard, 1609- |
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Levellers.
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Levellers. |
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Radicalism -- Great Britain -- History.
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Radicalism. |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gurney, John, 1960- Gerrard Winstanley. London : Pluto Press ; New York : Distributed in the U.S.A. exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2013 9780745331843 (OCoLC)819816559 |
| ISBN |
1849646767 (electronic book) |
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9781849646765 (electronic book) |
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9780745331843 |
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074533184X |
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9780745331836 |
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0745331831 |
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