The Putney Debates
Book 10 of Revolutions
Language: English
Publisher: Verso Books
Published: Nov 27, 2018
Words:
67530
Flesch:
56.45
DDC:
942.062
FAST Tags:
Politics and government,
Great Britain,
England--London,
England,
Radicals,
Debates and debating,
Levellers,
Puritans
LCC:
DA415
Book Details
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Description:
In a series of debates with Oliver Cromwell in Civil War England of 1647, the Levellers argued for democracy for the first time in British history.Evolving from Oliver Cromwell’s New Model army in Parliament’s struggle against King Charles I, the Levellers pushed for the removal of corruption in parliament, universal voting rights and religious toleration. This came to a head with the famous debates between the Levellers and Cromwell at St Mary’s church in Putney, London. Renowned human-rights lawyer and author Geoffrey Robertson argues for the relevance of the Levellers’ stand today, showing how they were the first Western radical democrats.