Liberty and Property
A Social History of Western Political Thought from the Renaissance to Enlightenment
Published on 1. February 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-84467-752-8 (ISBN)
Description
The formation of the modern state, the rise of capitalism, the Renaissance and Reformation, the scientific revolution and the Age of Enlightenment have all been attributed to the "early modern" period. Nearly everything about its history remains controversial, but one thing is certain: it left a rich and provocative legacy of political ideas unmatched in Western history. The concepts of liberty, equality, property, human rights and revolution born in those turbulent centuries continue to shape, and to limit, political discourse today. Assessing the work and background of figures such as Machiavelli, Luther, Calvin, Spinoza, the Levellers, Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau, Ellen Wood vividly explores the ideas of the canonical thinkers, not as philosophical abstractions but as passionately engaged responses to the social conflicts of their day.
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... This book is clearly written, incisively argued, and immensely informative. * CHOICE * a notable book, wide-ranging and perceptive ... [Wood] addresses the heartland of the historiography of political thought from Machiavelli to Rousseau, the territory of its most successful recent practitioners. -- Jonathan Clark * TLS *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
528 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84467-752-8 (9781844677528)
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Ellen Meiksins Wood (1942-2016), for many years Professor of Political Science at York University, Toronto, was the author of many books, including Democracy Against Capitalism, The Pristine Culture of Capitalism, The Origin of Capitalism, Peasant-Citizen and Slave, Citizens to Lords, Empire of Capital and Liberty and Property.