Rachel Hammersley

James Harrington

An Intellectual Biography

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Produktbeschreibung

This is the first biography of James Harrington in forty years. It addresses the complexities of Harrington's republicanism, examines his views on issues such as democracy and social mobility, and explores his contribution to a range of contemporary debates. Through Harrington's story, we see the development of seventeenth-century ideas and their relevance to the modern world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 334
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9780198809852
• ISBN-10: 0198809859
• Artikelnr.: 57010178

Autorenporträt

Rachel Hammersley is a Senior Lecturer in Intellectual History at Newcastle University. She has published on the translation and dissemination of English republican ideas in France and on notions of republicanism, democracy, and revolution during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. She has a passion for communicating knowledge of history and past ideas not just to academic audiences, but also a wider readership.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Section One: Harrington the Man
Introduction
1: The Family Man
2: The Supporter of Parliament
3: The Agent of Monarchy
Section Two: Harrington the Republican
Introduction
4: The Republican
5: The Atypical Republican
Section Three: Harrington the Innovator
Introduction
6: Innovation in Substance: 'Empire Follows the Balance of Property'
7: Innovation in Substance: Democracy
8: Innovation in Style
Section Four: Harrington the Controversialist
Introduction
9: Political Controversy
10: Historical Controversy
11: Religious Controversy
12: Philosophical and Scientific Controversy
Section Five: Harrington the Man of Action
Introduction
13: Engaging with Politicians
14: The Rota Club
15: Life After 1660
Conclusion