The Language of Politics in Seventeenth-Century England

by Conal Condren

Examines the words of political discourse used in turbulent 17th-century England and how they are used by modern historians to reconstruct the contemporary political theories. Argues that what we see as political was under great pressure from better established fields of discourse, which sought to impose an indiscriminate and general vocabulary, and that it is that vocabulary historians now use to construct political theory. Also details the changing relationships and weights of such rhetorical words as subject, citizen, resistance , and rebellion . Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

215 pages, Hardcover

First published October 15, 1994