The Cambridge history of political thought, 1450-1700 / edited by J.H. Burns with the assistance of Mark Goldie.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Burns, J. H. (James Henderson), editor.

Goldie, Mark, editor.

Series:

Cambridge history of political thought

The Cambridge history of political thought

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--History.

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 798 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1991.

Summary:

This book, first published in 1992, presents a comprehensive scholarly account of the development of European political thinking through the Renaissance and the reformation to the 'scientific revolution' and political upheavals of the seventeenth century. It is written by a highly distinguished team of contributors.

Contents:

Humanism and political theory / Anthony Grafton

Italian political thought, 1450-1530 / Nicolai Rubinstein

Law / Donald R. Kelley

Transalpine humanism / Brendan Bradshaw

Scholasticism : survival and revival / J.H. Burns

Christian obedience and authority, 1520-1550 / Francis Oakley

Calvinism and resistance theory, 1550-1580 / Robert M. Kingdon

Catholic resistance theory, Ultramontanism, and the royalist response, 1580-1620 / J.H.M. Salmon

Constitutionalism / Howell A. Lloyd

Sovereignty and the mixed constitution : Bodin and his critics / Julian H. Franklin

Utopianism / J.C. Davis

Absolutism and royalism / J.P. Sommerville

England : ancient constitution and common law / Corinne C. Weston

Leveller democracy and the Puritan revolution / David Wootton

English republicanism / Blair Worden.

Tacitism, scepticism, and reason of state / Peter Burke

Grotius and Selden / Richard Tuck

Hobbes and Spinoza / Noel Malcolm

Pufendorf / Alfred Dufour

The reception of Hobbes / Mark Goldie

Locke / James Tully

Conclusion / J.H. Burns.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781139055406 (ebook)

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