{"product_id":"9780865978089","title":"The Excellencie of a Free-State: Or, The Right Constitution of a Commonwealth","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis edition brings back into print, after two and a half centuries, the pioneering work of English republicanism, Marchamont Nedham’s \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Excellencie of a Free-State\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, which was written in the wake of the execution of King Charles I.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1656, and compiled from previously written editorials in the parliamentarian newsbook \u003ci\u003eMercurius Politicus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Excellencie of a Free-State\u003c\/i\u003e addressed a dilemma in English politics, namely, what kind of government should the Commonwealth adopt?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Womersley\u003c\/b\u003e is Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eDivinity and State\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarchamont Nedham\u003c\/b\u003e (1620–1678) was a polemicist, pamphleteer, and editor of \u003ci\u003eMercurius Politicus\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlair Worden\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Fellow of St. Edmund Hall, Oxford.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Please note: This title is available as an ebook for purchase on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iTunes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liberty Fund Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027540820208,"sku":"9780865978089","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780865978089_p0.jpg?v=1769911467","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780865978089","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}