A trumpet of sedition : political theory and the rise of capitalism, 1509-1688

Author(s)

• Wood, Ellen Meiksins
• Wood, Neal

Bibliographic Information

A trumpet of sedition : political theory and the rise of capitalism, 1509-1688

Ellen Meiksins Wood and Neal Wood

（Socialist history of Britain）

Pluto Press, 1997

• : hbk
• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Ideas of the state, civil society, natural rights, consent and property are considered in their historical context, as confrontations with the changes in property relations and political power that marked the early years of capitalism, and distinguished the English tradition of political thought from others in Europe.

Table of Contents

• Preface Introduction: What is Political Theory? I. Two Centuries of Revolution 1. The Centralisation and Unification of Government
• 2. Social Structure 3. The Changing Economy
• 4. A Century of Political Experimentation II. 'Sheep Devouring Men': Thomas More, the Commonwealthmen and A New Social Criticism 1. An Overview of Tudor Political Theory
• 2. Sir Thomas More (1478-1535)
• 3. The Commonwealthmen III. 'A Multitude of Free Men Collected Together': Thomas Smith, John Ponet & Richard Hooker 1. Thomas Smith (1513-1577)
• 2. John Ponet (1516?-1556)
• 3. Richard Hooker (1554?-1600)
• 4. From Corporate Privileges to Individual Rights IV. 'The Poorest He That Is in England': Political Ideas in the English Revolution 1. The Road to Putney
• 2. Political Ideas in the English Civil War
• 3. The Levellers and the Putney Debates
• 4. Gerrard Winstanley (1609?-1676?)
• 5. The Radical Legacy V. 'A Multitude of Men is Made One Person': The Political Thought of Thomas Hobbes 1. Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679)
• 2. The Elements of Law and De Cive
• 3. Leviathan VI. 'Life, Liberty and Estate': The Political Thought of John Locke 1. John Locke (1632-1704)
• 2. The Two Treatises of Government
• 3. Locke's Theory of Property
• 4. Improvement Conclusion Notes Some Additional Reading Index

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Details

• NCID: BA30277131
• ISBN:
  • 0745311768
  • 074531175X
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: x, 150 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : JA84.G7
  • DC20 : 320/.01
  • NDC8 : 311.233
  • NDC9 : 311.233
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Political science -- Great Britain -- History
  • LCSH : Economics -- Great Britain -- History
  • LCSH : Capitalism -- Great Britain -- History
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA24612162