A Common Treasury
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
A Common Treasury
By (Author) Gerrard Winstanley
Introduction by Tony Benn
Edited by Edmund Baxter
Edited by Andrew Hopton
Verso Books
Verso Books
21st February 2011
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
320.5312
Physical Properties
Paperback
188
Width 132mm, Height 198mm, Spine 14mm
219g
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 Bio
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, andParliamentary Socialism.
