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Patriarcha and Other Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)

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This volume contains the political writings of Sir Robert Filmer , an acute defender of absolute monarchy and perhaps the most important patriarchal political theorist of the seventeenth century. The recent explosion of interest in women's history and the history of the family has greatly enhanced the audience for Filmer's work, and in this new edition Johann Sommerville provides accurate and accessible texts of his principal writings, accompanied by all the standard series features, including a concise introduction, chronology, guide to further reading and notes on Filmer's own text.

Language: English

Pages: 380

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: February 22, 1991

ISBN: 0521399033

ISBN 13: 9780521399036

Patriarcha and Other Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)

3.1/5 ( ratings)

This volume contains the political writings of Sir Robert Filmer , an acute defender of absolute monarchy and perhaps the most important patriarchal political theorist of the seventeenth century. The recent explosion of interest in women's history and the history of the family has greatly enhanced the audience for Filmer's work, and in this new edition Johann Sommerville provides accurate and accessible texts of his principal writings, accompanied by all the standard series features, including a concise introduction, chronology, guide to further reading and notes on Filmer's own text.

Language: English

Pages: 380

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: February 22, 1991

ISBN: 0521399033

ISBN 13: 9780521399036

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