ENGLISH RADICALISM, 1550-1850

This collection of interdisciplinary essays examines three centuries of radical political activity and thought in England in an attempt to identify and isolate "radical traditions." Written by a distinguished group of international experts, these essays explore and reflect upon the concept of radicalism in political thought and action within a theoretical context.

English Radicalism is a collection of interdisciplinary essays that together explore three centuries of radical political activity and thought in England. The book is especially concerned to examine the things that might link this activity and thinking into a 'radical tradition'. Written by a distinguished group of international experts, it is a collective exploration of its subject, rather than a set of separate essays, a feature enhanced by an introduction and two 'afterwords' which reflect on the subject of radicalism in political thought and action in the broadest sense.