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Alan Houston introduces a new level of rigor into contemporary debates over republicanism by providing the first complete account of the range, structure, and influence of the political writings of Algernon Sidney (1623-1683). Though not well known today, Sidney's Discourses Concerning Government influenced radicals in England and America throughou



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Winner of the 1992 Best Book Award of the Foundations of Political Theory Section of the American Political Science Association

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*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. ix*NOTE ON THE TEXT, pg. xi*ABBREVIATIONS, pg. xiii*INTRODUCTION, pg. 3*PART ONE: BACKGROUND, pg. 13*PART TWO: SIDNEY'S ARGUMENT, pg. 99*PART THREE: THE RADICAL HERITAGE, pg. 221*EPILOGUE, pg. 268*APPENDIX I. SIDNEY FAMILY TREE, pg. 279*APPENDIX II. SIDNEY'S PARLIAMENTARY ACTIVITY, pg. 280*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 285*INDEX, pg. 329

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 14/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780691602066, 978-0691602066
      ISBN10: 0691602069

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Alan Houston introduces a new level of rigor into contemporary debates over republicanism by providing the first complete account of the range, structure, and influence of the political writings of Algernon Sidney (1623-1683). Though not well known today, Sidney's Discourses Concerning Government influenced radicals in England and America throughou



      Trade Review
      Winner of the 1992 Best Book Award of the Foundations of Political Theory Section of the American Political Science Association

      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. ix*NOTE ON THE TEXT, pg. xi*ABBREVIATIONS, pg. xiii*INTRODUCTION, pg. 3*PART ONE: BACKGROUND, pg. 13*PART TWO: SIDNEY'S ARGUMENT, pg. 99*PART THREE: THE RADICAL HERITAGE, pg. 221*EPILOGUE, pg. 268*APPENDIX I. SIDNEY FAMILY TREE, pg. 279*APPENDIX II. SIDNEY'S PARLIAMENTARY ACTIVITY, pg. 280*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 285*INDEX, pg. 329

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