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Sovereignty and the sword : Harrington, Hobbes, and mixed government in the English civil wars
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fukuda, Arihiro, Author.
- Series:
- Oxford historical monographs.
- Oxford historical monographs Sovereignty and the sword
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679. Leviathan.
- Hobbes, Thomas.
- Harrington, James, 1611-1677. Commonwealth of Oceana.
- Harrington, James.
- Political science--Great Britain--History--17th century.
- Political science.
- Great Britain--History--Civil War, 1642-1649--Historiography.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1625-1649--Historiography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 175 p.).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Sovereignty and the Sword: Harrington, Hobbes, and Mixed Government in the English Civil Wars. Oxford Historical Monographs
- Sovereignty and the sword
- Oxford historical monographs
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Hobbes and Harrington are known today as spokesmen of opposite positions. Yet, behind their disagreements, argues Fukuda, there lay a common perspective. For both writers, the primary aim was the restoration of peace and order to a divided land.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-80001-1
- OCLC:
- 1027130338
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