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A Common Treasury

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title A Common Treasury
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Gerrard Winstanley
Introduction by Tony Benn
Edited by Edmund Baxter
Edited by Andrew Hopton
SeriesRevolutions
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:188
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 132
Category/GenreBritish and Irish History
ISBN/Barcode 9781844675951
ClassificationsDewey:320.5312
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Verso Books
Imprint Verso Books
Publication Date 14 March 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

At the end of the English Civil War, Gerrard Winstanley and his comrades, known as Diggers, went to St. George's Hill, to farm the common land and to distribute the food for free amongst themselves. Winstanley's extraordinary writings from this period have remained a huge influence for many on the Left and are cited as some of the earliest examples of communist thought. Legendary voice of the Left Tony Benn examines Winstanley's work and argues that, as we face an ever greater enclosure of the commons, he can still inspire us to turn our world upside down.

Author Biography

Tony Benn (1925-2014) was Labour's longest serving MP, and an icon on the left for his unwavering radicalism and unshakable belief in democracy. For Verso, he penned the introduction to Gerrard Winstanley's A Common Treasury, and Parliamentary Socialism.