Behemoth ; or, The long Parliament

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Behemoth, or The Long Parliament is essential to any reader interested in the historical context of the thought of Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679). In De Cive (1642) and Leviathan (1651), the great political philosopher had developed an analytical framework for discussing sedition, rebellion, and the breakdown of authority. Behemoth, completed around 1668 and not published until after Hobbe's death, represents the systematic application of this framework to the English Civil War. In his insightful an…

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Title Statements

Full title :Behemoth ; or, The long Parliament / Thomas Hobbes ; edited by Ferdinand Tönnies ; with an introduction by Stephen Holmes.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:1990.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):University of Chicago Press
Place of Publication:Chicago
Language:eng
Publication Date:1990.

Notes

Reprint, with new introduction Originally published: London : Simpkin, Marshall, 1889.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (1, xi, 204 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780226229843, 022622984X
oclc:ocn898476878
LC Classification:DA400
Dewey Decimal:941.06

Subjects

Engelse Burgeroorlog Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 1642-166… Grande-Bretagne -- Politique et gouvern… Great Britain Great Britain -- History -- Puritan Rev… Great Britain -- Politics and governmen… Great Britain., Parliament History HISTORY -- Europe Politics and government Politieke filosofie