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Brave community : the Digger movement in the English Revolution / John Gurney.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gurney, John, 1960- author.
- Series:
- Politics, culture and society in early modern Britain.
- Politics, culture and society in early modern Britain
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Winstanley, Gerrard, 1609-.
- Winstanley, Gerrard.
- Levellers.
- Radicalism--England--History--17th century.
- Radicalism.
- Great Britain--History--Civil War, 1642-1649.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1642-1660.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 236 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- Paperback edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This is a full-length modern study of the Diggers or 'True Levellers', who were among the most remarkable of the radical groups to emerge during the English Revolution of 1640-60. Acting at a time of unparalleled political change and heightened millenarian expectation, the Diggers believed that the establishment of an egalitarian, property-less society was imminent. This book establishes the local origins of the Digger movement and sets out to examine pre-Civil War social relations and social tensions in the parish of Cobham-from where significant numbers of the Diggers came-and the impact of civil war in the local community. The book provides a detailed account of the Surrey Digger settlements and of local reactions to the Diggers, and it explores the spread of Digger activities beyond Surrey. In chapters on the writings and career of Gerrard Winstanley, the book seeks to offer a reinterpretation of one of the major thinkers of the English Revolution.
- Contents:
- Parish, community and social relations in Cobham
- The parish of Cobham and the Civil War
- Gerrard Winstanley
- Winstanley : the early writings
- The Diggers on St. George's Hill
- The Diggers and the local community
- Aftermath.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 May 2026).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-78170-074-5
- 1-84779-143-3
- OCLC:
- 818847161
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