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...this book is a landmark achievement, which has the potential to reignite and broaden the interestin Harrington and inspire many future studies. * Max Skjoensberg, Global Intellectual History * It is rather uncommon of history books, but I found James Harrington: An Intellectual Biography both rewarding and entertaining to read: it combines formidable breadth with a story-telling ease...The book is a comprehensive guide to Harrington's life, but it is crisply written and succinct at every point. The book is suitable as an introduction to Harrington and his thought... As such, I would wholeheartedly recommend it. * Daniel Sutton, St John's College, The Oxonian Review * Rachel Hammersley has given us a well-crafted, meticulously researched, and beautifully readable study of an important thinker. Her intellectual biography will be an essential resource for all students of republican political thought. * Ronald Beiner, Canadian Journal of Political Science * This new study by the historian of ideas Rachel Hammersley has no equivalent, and it can only be hoped that this meticulous work, rich in new interpretations, inspires a revival of interest [in Harrington]. * Julien Le Mauff, La vie des Idees Translated text *

...this book is a landmark achievement, which has the potential to reignite and broaden the interestin Harrington and inspire many future studies. * Max Skjoensberg, Global Intellectual History *

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Rachel Hammersley is a Senior Lecturer in Intellectual History at Newcastle University. She has published on the translation and dissemination of English republican ideas in France and on notions of republicanism, democracy, and revolution during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. She has a passion for communicating knowledge of history and past ideas not just to academic audiences, but also a wider readership.

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