Description |
1 online resource |
Contents |
Cover; Titlepage; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. William Penn in England and America: An Approach to Political Thought in Context; 2. Emergence: 1668-1671; 3. Debut: The Peoples Ancient and Just Liberties; 4. Plot: Parliament, Popery, and Liberty, 1678-1681; 5. Founding: Theory Meets Practice?; 6. Revolution: William Penn and James II, 1685-1688; 7. Return: The 1690s; 8. Legacy?; Bibliography; Index |
Summary |
This work argues that despite widespread scholarly neglect, William Penn (1644-1718) was a sophisticated political thinker who contributed in important ways to the theory and practice of religious liberty in the early modern Atlantic world |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Oxford, viewed April 25, 2018) |
Subject |
Penn, William, 1644-1718 -- Philosophy
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Penn, William, 1644-1718 |
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Political science -- Philosophy.
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Freedom of religion -- United States -- History
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Religious tolerance -- United States -- History
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Liberty -- History
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Religion and state.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
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Freedom of religion
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Liberty
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Philosophy
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Political science -- Philosophy
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Religion and state
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Religious tolerance
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Pennsylvania.
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Freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
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Political philosophy.
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Political theory.
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United States
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780190271213 |
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0190271213 |
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9780190271206 |
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0190271205 |
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