Freedom of speech in early stuart england
Auteur :
Colclough, David
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521120425
Date de publication :
1 oct. 2009
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
470 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Describing a central episode in the history of free speech, David Colclough demonstrates that in early seventeenth-century England people had a highly developed language in which to claim freedom of speech as a right and duty, uncovering an alternative tradition to the one that dominates much modern political theory.