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The Commonwealth of Oceana

James Harrington

FormatEbook
Published2001
Words1,13,349
LanguageEnglish
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In this work of political philosophy, James Harrington outlines an ideal republic, Oceana, arguing that the distribution of land determines political power and proposing devices such as rotation of office and an agrarian law. It suits students of political theory and republican thought.

James Harrington

James Harrington (1611–1677) was an English political theorist active during the seventeenth century. He is best known for *The Commonwealth of Oceana* (1656), a work of political philosophy advocating a republic in which political power reflects the distribution of property.

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