“大洋国”和“政治体系”

JamesHarringtonsbriefcareerasapoliticalandhistoricaltheoristbelongstothelastyearsoftheCromwellianProtectorateandtheRestorationof1660.ThisvolumecomprisesthefnstandlastofHarringtonswritings，offeringforthefrrsttimeinintellectualhistoryanexplanationoftheEnglishCivilWarsasarevolutionproducedbythedecayoftheoldpoliticalstructureanditssubstitutionbyanotherthroughlong-termsocialchange.TheCommomwealthofOceana（1656）isaflctionalisedpresentationofEnglishhistoryuptothevictoryoftheNewModelArmy，explainingthefallofthemonarchyandproposingarepublictoreplaceit.ASystemofPolitics，writtenaftertheRestoration，isaschemeofhistoryandpoliticalphilosophyerectedonthefoundationsofhisprevisousworks.ProfessorPocockslucidintroductionemphasisesHarringtonsplaceasapivotalfgureinthehistoryofEnglishpoliticalthought，andpresentshimasamongthelastEnglishpoliticalPlatonistsandthefrstphilosophicalhistorians.Thisbookwillbeofinteresttostudentsandscholarsofthehistoryofideas，earlymodernhistory，andpoliticaltheory，andcontainsachronologyofeventsinHarringtonslifeandaguidetofurtherreadingasaidstothereader.