Filmer Patriarcha and Other Writings Cambridge Texts Political Thought Paperback

Sir Robert Filmer's classic defense of absolute monarchy, Patriarcha and Other Writings, is presented here in the respected Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought series. Edited by Johann P. Sommerville, this volume includes the original manuscript and printed sources that shaped 17th-century English patriarchal thinking. It serves as a vital primary source for understanding the historical and ideological context of political and social ideas that John Locke famously challenged in his Two Treatises of Government.  Author: Sir Robert Filmer Editor: Johann P. Sommerville Publisher: Cambridge University Press Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought Format: Softcover / Paperback Publication Year: 1991 (2004 Reprint) Language: English Subject: Political Science, History Topic: Monarchy, Patriarchalism, 17th Century England ISBN-10: 0521399033 ISBN-13: 9780521399036 Number of Pages: 321 Country of Manufacture: United States  Keywords: Political Theory, Absolute Monarchy, Stuart England, Divine Right of Kings, Academic Text, Philosophy, Social Science, Historical Documents, University Press, John Locke Critique, Seventeenth Century, British History, Government Study, Classic Literature