{"product_id":"brave-community-the-digger-movement-in-the-english-revolution-politics-culture-society-in-early-modern-britain-politics-culture-and-society-in-early-modern-britain-9780719061035","title":"Brave Community The Digger Movement in the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA full-length modern study of the Diggers, among the most remarkable of the radical groups to emerge during the English Revolution of 1640-60. Provides a reassessment of the Digger leader Gerrard Winstanley, a figure who has attracted great interest in recent years amongst historians, literary scholars, theologians and environmental activists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGurney has written a remarkable book… comprehensively researched, it is a notable addition to a highly successful Manchester University Press series. No historian dealing with this period can afford to ignore it.'\u003cbr\u003eR. C. Richardson, Southern History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis work attempts to place the Diggers in context on a number of different levels: locally, nationally, politically, and intellectually. The aim is to improve our comprehension of the Diggers in their time and place without having Winstanley dominate the account; this is a laudable change of focus, as a prolific radical theorist can skew the analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Parish, community and social relations in Cobham\u003cbr\u003e2. The parish of Cobham and the Civil War \u003cbr\u003e3. Gerrard Winstanley\u003cbr\u003e4. Winstanley: the early writings\u003cbr\u003e5. The Diggers on St George’s Hill \u003cbr\u003e6. The Diggers and the local community \u003cbr\u003e7. Aftermath\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037292691799,"sku":"9780719061035","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719061035.jpg?v=1750935193","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/brave-community-the-digger-movement-in-the-english-revolution-politics-culture-society-in-early-modern-britain-politics-culture-and-society-in-early-modern-britain-9780719061035","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}