Gerrard Winstanley : the Digger's Life and Legacy.

Gerrard Winstanley : the Digger's Life and Legacy.

'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 bète noire of the landed aristocracy. Despite being one of the great English radicals, Winstanley remains unmentioned in today�...

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Main Author: Gurney, John Steven, 1962- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Abingdon : Pluto Press, Marston Book Services, Limited [distributor] Nov. 2012 ;
Series:Revolutionary Lives Ser.
Subjects:
Winstanley, Gerrard, > 1609-
1642-1660
Levellers > Biography.
Biography & Autobiography > Political.
Levellers
Politics and government
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1649-1660.
Great Britain > History > Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660.
Great Britain
Biographies
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The Making of the Digger; 3. Winstanley the Digger; 4. A New Beginning?; 5. Winstanley's Legacy; A Note on Sources and Further Reading; Notes; Index.

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