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Behemoth

by Thomas Hobbes

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Behemoth is a history of the English Civil Wars and Interregnum (1640-60) written by England's most famous philosopher, Thomas Hobbes. It covers the events which were the background to his major philosophical writings, especially Leviathan, and is the only place where he discusses them directly.

First published 1680 448 pages
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DDC 941.06 LCC DA-0400.00000000.H6 2009 Great BritainGreat Britain. ParliamentGreat britain, historyGreat britain, history, puritan revolution, 1642-1660Great britain, parliamentGreat britain, politics and government, 1603-1714HistoryHobbes, thomas, 1588-1679
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ISBN 9780198248712 English
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