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The excellencie of a free-state, or, the right constitution of a commonwealth / Marchamont Nedham ; edited and with an introduction by Blair Worden.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nedham, Marchamont, 1620-1678.
- Series:
- Thomas Hollis library
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political science--Early works to 1800.
- Political science.
- Republicanism--Great Britain--History--17th century.
- Republicanism.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1642-1660.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- cviii, 211 p.
- Place of Publication:
- Indianapolis, Ind. : Liberty Fund, c2011.
- Summary:
- This edition brings back into print, after two and a half centuries, the pioneering work of English republicanism, Marchamont Nedham's The Excellencie of a Free-State , which was written in the wake of the execution of King Charles I. First published in 1656, and compiled from previously written editorials in the parliamentarian newsbook Mercurius Politicus , The Excellencie of a Free-State addressed a dilemma in English politics, namely, what kind of government should the Commonwealth adopt? David Womersley is Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford. His most recent book is Divinity and State . Marchamont Nedham (1620-1678) was a polemicist, pamphleteer, and editor of Mercurius Politicus . Blair Worden is Emeritus Fellow of St. Edmund Hall, Oxford. Please note: This title is available as an ebook for purchase on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iTunes.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-86597-808-5
- 1-4619-3145-2
- 1-61487-896-X
- OCLC:
- 849937026
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