Description
| Product ID: | 9781788731416 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Revolutions |
| Title: | The Putney Debates |
| Authors: | Author: The Levellers, Philip Baker |
| Page Count: | 176 |
| Subjects: | Social and cultural history, Social & cultural history, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Political science and theory, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Political science & theory, England, c 1600 to c 1700 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The dramatic debates at the heart of the English Revolution In a series of debates with Oliver Cromwell in Civil War England of 1647, the Levellers argued for democracy for the first time in British history. Evolving from Oliver Cromwell’s New Model army in Parliament’s struggle against King Charles I, the Levellers pushed for the removal of corruption in parliament, universal voting rights and religious toleration. This came to a head with the famous debates between the Levellers and Cromwell at St Mary''s church in Putney, London. Renowned human-rights lawyer and author Geoffrey Robertson argues for the relevance of the Levellers'' stand today, showing how they were the first Western radical democrats. |
| Imprint Name: | Verso Books |
| Publisher Name: | Verso Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-11-20 |
