{"product_id":"the-leveller-revolution-radical-political-organisation-in-england-1640-1650-9781784783891","title":"The Leveller Revolution: Radical Political Organisation in England, 1640–1650","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Levellers, formed out of the explosive tumult of the 1640s and the  battlefields of the Civil War, are central figures in the history of  democracy. In this thrilling narrative, John Rees brings to life the  men-including John Lilburne, Richard Overton and Thomas Rainsborough-and  women who ensured victory and became an inspiration to republicans of  many nations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the raucous streets of London and the  clattering printers' workshops that stoked the uprising, to the rank and  file of the New Model Army and the furious Putney debates where the  Levellers argued with Oliver Cromwell for the future of English  democracy, this story reasserts the revolutionary nature of the 1642-51  wars and the role of ordinary people in this pivotal moment in history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn  particular Rees places the Levellers at the centre of the debates of  1647 when the nation was gripped by the question of what to do with the  defeated Charles I. Without the Levellers and Agitators' fortitude and  well-organised opposition history may have avoided the regicide and  missed its revolutionary moment. The legacy of the Levellers can be seen  in the modern struggles for freedom and democracy across the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA profound and scholarly account of the Levellers . . .The book combines the military-political history of the English  revolution with an account of the social and ideological struggles that  produced, out of the backstreets of 17th-century London, one of  modernity's first revolutionary social movements -- Paul Mason * Guardian Books of the Year 2016 *\u003cbr\u003eRees likes his subjects, as should anyone who values democracy and  social justice. This is not just a readable narrative, explaining the  development of the Levellers, but an inspirational romance for the  political left, and a timely one. It's a remarkable story because its  actors are remarkable. * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eA scrupulously researched, carefully told narrative, and a work of impressive scholarship -- David Horspool * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eIn his impressive new book John Rees sets out to return the Levellers to  centre stage ... [his] research is splendid, his understanding of the  period is admirable ... thoroughly entertaining, and thought-provoking. * Herald (Glasgow) *\u003cbr\u003eScholarly, engagingly written, and passionately committed...this is a fine and stimulating study that makes a major contribution to our understanding of the Leveller movement and of the period. -- Bernard Capp * Renaissance Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003eCombines an engaging narrative account of the Leveller movement with a distinctive line of argument and constitutes a serious contribution to scholarly work on the Levellers and the English Revolution. -- Rachel Hammersley * Milton Quarterly *","brand":"Verso Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151342170455,"sku":"9781784783891","price":30.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781784783891.jpg?v=1762960898","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-leveller-revolution-radical-political-organisation-in-england-1640-1650-9781784783891","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}