Sidney: Court Maxims |
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| Author:
| Sidney, Algernon |
| Editor:
| Blom, Hans W.
Haitsma-Mulier, Eco
Janse, Ronald |
| Series title: | Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-139-17078-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2012 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | USD $520.00 |
Book Description:
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This remarkable republican text has never before been published. Algernon Sidney was executed for his opposition to Charles II, and wrote Court Maxims during his continental exile. The work's lively discussion of moral values in politics articulates a vital tradition of republicanism in an absolutist age.
This remarkable republican text has never before been published. Algernon Sidney was executed for his opposition to Charles II, and wrote Court Maxims during his continental exile. The work's lively discussion of moral values in politics articulates a vital tradition of republicanism in an absolutist age.