Description
Book SynopsisLife and ideas of the great British radical who founded rural communes during the English Civil War
Trade Review'Outstanding. An exciting and extremely well-written account of Winstanley's development as thinker and experimental communist' -- Nigel Smith, William and Annie S. Paton Foundation Professor of Ancient and Modern Literature, Princeton University
'This is a clear-eyed yet sympathetic account of one of the most baffling figures of the English Revolution' -- Mark Kishlansky, Frank Baird Jr. Professor of History at Harvard University
'An admirably succinct and clear guide to the complex career andthought of Gerrard Winstanley - a fascinating commentary on the complex and shifting world of radical thought during the revolutionary decades' -- Mike Braddick, Professor of History at the University of Sheffield
'Years of painstaking research have been condensed into a clear, lively, and informative discussion. Indeed, even for specialists there is a fair amount of new material here ... an excellent introduction' -- Ariel Hessayon, The Historian
Table of Contents1. Introduction
2. The Making of the Digger
3. Winstanley the Digger
4. A New Beginning?
5. Winstanley’s Legacy
Notes
Index
