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1 online resource (xiii, 236 pages) |
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Politics, culture and society in early modern Britain |
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Politics, culture, and society in early modern Britain.
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PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; 1 Parish, community and social relations in Cobham; 2 The parish of Cobham and the Civil War; 3 Gerrard Winstanley; 4 Winstanley: the early writings; 5 The Diggers on St George's Hill; 6 The Diggers and the local community; 7 Aftermath; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
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This is a study of the Diggers or 'True Levellers', who were one of the radical groups to emerge during the English Revolution. In April 1649 the Diggers, inspired by Gerrard Winstanley, began their occupation of waste land in Surrey and called on all poor people to join them or follow their example |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Winstanley, Gerrard, 1609-
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Winstanley, Gerrard, 1609- fast |
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Winstanley, Gerrard 1609-1676 gnd |
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Levellers.
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Radicalism -- England -- History -- 17th century
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
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HISTORY -- Modern -- 17th Century.
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History.
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Levellers
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Politics and government
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Radicalism
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Social conditions
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Levellers
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Diggers
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Bürgerkrieg.
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Diggers.
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Great Britain -- History -- Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056796
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England -- Social conditions -- 17th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043314
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1642-1660. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056894
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1642-1660
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England
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Great Britain
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Cobham Kent
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England.
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781781700747 |
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1781700745 |
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9781847791436 |
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1847791433 |
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0719061024 |
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9780719061028 |
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