Gerrard Winstanley: The Digger's Life and Legacy

by John Gurney

Christian Communist, leader of the Diggers movement and bete noire of the landed aristocracy, Gerard Winstanley (1609-1676) was one of the founders of a movement which fought for the redistribution of land and the abolition of wages and property under Oliver Cromwell.

John 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745331831
• ISBN13: 9780745331836
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.9" x 7.6"