The Commonwealth of Oceana

James Harrington

London

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George Routledge and Sons

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1887

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18.5cm x 12.5cm. 281, [6] pages. Blue illustrated cloth, black lettering.

Morley’s Universal Library Number 53. With an introduction by Henry Morley. James Harrington (1611-1677) was an “English political philosopher whose major work, ‘The Common-wealth of Oceana’ (1656), was a restatement of Aristotle’s theory of constitutional stability and revolution…Harrington believed that democracy is most stable where a strong middle class exists and that revolution is a consequence of the separation of economic and political power. ” (from Britannica online)

Spine discoloured. Cloth worn. Edges soiled. Minor foxing and tanning to first and last few pages. Very Good Condition.