{"product_id":"gerrard-winstanley-the-diggers-life-and-legacy-paperback","title":"Gerrard Winstanley: The Digger's Life and Legacy: The Digger's Life and Legacy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Gurney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The power of property was brought into creation by the sword', so wrote Gerrard Winstanley (1609-1676) - Christian Communist, leader of the Diggers movement and \u003ci\u003ebête noire\u003c\/i\u003e of the landed aristocracy. Despite being one of the great English radicals, Winstanley remains unmentioned in today's lists of 'great Britons'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Gurney reveals the hidden history of Winstanley and his movement. As part of the radical ferment which swept England at the time of the civil war, Winstanley led the Diggers in taking over land and running it as 'a common treasury for all' - provoking violent opposition from landowners. Gurney also guides us through Winstanley's writings, which are among the most remarkable prose writings of his age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGerrard Winstanley: The Digger's Life and Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e is a must read for students of English history and all those seeking to re-claim the commons today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Gurney\u003c\/b\u003e (1960-2014) was a Visiting Fellow in the School of Historical Studies, Newcastle University and author of \u003ci\u003eBrave Community: The Digger Movement in the English Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e (2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.6 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 27, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52864082444512,"sku":"9780745331836","price":53.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/RAultMqDtO9780745331836.webp?v=1781260423","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/gerrard-winstanley-the-diggers-life-and-legacy-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}