{"product_id":"colonial-massachusetts-laws-and-liberties-charles-edward-smith-9789004706330","title":"Colonial Massachusetts Laws and Liberties and the English Commonwealth: State Formation, the Rule of Law, and the People's Welfare","description":"On July 4, 1653, the Nominate or Barebones Parliament convened with a minority of committed radicals (Levellers and religious extremists) and a conservative majority of Cromwell's allies. During acrimonious debates on law reform, the radicals demanded a condensed law book similar to the one adopted in Colonial Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e These mostly overlooked events reveal a radical wing of Puritanism determined to found a self-governing state, fully cognizant of the real possibility that England would interdict such attempts by force of arms. This work investigates the motives for such a hazardous undertaking, and the possible influences these events had on the colony's posterity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Edward Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 900470633X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004706330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill Nijhoff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/22\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Charles Edward Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46526386962687,"sku":"9789004706330","price":177.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a8d2b184-10e1-4515-ac97-06a36b188db1.jpg?v=1737556035","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/colonial-massachusetts-laws-and-liberties-charles-edward-smith-9789004706330","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}