Diggers, Levellers and Agrarian Capitalism Radical Political Thought in 17th Century English
Geoff Kennedy

This book situates the development of radical English political thought within the context of the specific nature of agrarian capitalism and the struggles that ensued around the nature of the state during the revolutionary decade of the 1640s. In the context of the emerging conceptions of the state and property—with attendant notions of accumulation, labor, and the common good—groups such as Levellers and Diggers developed distinctive forms of radical political thought not because they were progressive, forward thinkers, but because they were the most significant challengers of the newly-constituted forms of political and economic power.

Drawing on recent re-examinations of the nature of agrarian capitalism and modernity in the early modern period, Geoff Kennedy argues that any interpretation of the political theory of this period must relate to the changing nature of social property relations and state power. The radical nature of early modern English political thought is therefore cast in terms of its oppositional relationship to these novel forms of property and state power, rather than being conceived of as a formal break from discursive conventions.

'This impressive study takes on a major challenge. Geoff Kennedy not only offers a clear and persuasive account of political ideas in their historical context, but also engages in methodological debate with other historians of political thought and explores the controversies among scholars of this much contested period in English history. He manages to interweave these different strands with commendable clarity and in accessible prose, suitable to a wide audience from specialists to students and the intelligent general reader.'
Ellen Meiksins Wood - York University, Canada"

More Info: Lexington Books 2008

Chumbawamba - The Diggers' Song 

The Digger's Song - Leon Rosselson

World Turned Upside Down - Leon Rosselson

Great English singer songwriter, Leon Rosselson, sings his own tribute to The Diggers and to Thomas Paine.

Dick Gaughan - world turned upside down

dall' album Handful of Earth del 1981.

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   The world turned upside down - Billy Bragg

Attila The Stockbroker - March of the Levellers/The Diggers' Song

Levellers and ranters and diggers - Permanent Culture Now

https://www.permanentculturenow.com/a-common-peoples-history-of-the-uk-part-3-l...

Aug 25, 2012 - A common peoples history of the UK part 3: Levellers and ranters and diggers. ... In 1649 Gerrard Winstanley and a small band of Diggers occupied a patch of waste land on St George's Hill in Surrey, to 'work together, eat bread together', in the belief that 'the Earth ought to be a common Treasury to all'.

A common peoples history of the UK part 3:Levellers and ranters and diggers. ... In 1649 Gerrard Winstanley and a small band of Diggers occupied a patch of waste land on St George's Hill in Surrey, to 'work together, eat bread together', in the belief that 'the Earth ought to be a common Treasury to all'.Aug 25, 2012

The Ranters - Spartacus Educational
https://spartacus-educational.com › The English Civil War › History of Socialism
A detailed account of The Ranters that includes includes quotations and the ... Lilburne and the Levellers and described the Diggers as the "True Levellers".

The World Turned Upside Down - Levellers, Diggers,  Ranters, 14th April 2019

 Published on Apr 15, 2019

Attila the Stockbroker and John Rees celebrate the radical movements at the heart of the English Revolution, Levellers, Diggers and Ranters. Event in East Oxford Community Hall.

An afternoon of discussion, poetry and song to celebrate the legacy of the most radical movements of the 1640s. Co-hosted by Oxfordshire Refugee Solidarity (ORS), Oxford Momentum and Attila the Stockbroker to raise funds for the work of ORS supporting refugees and local charities in northern France.
Two very different commentators on the role of Levellers, Diggers and Ranters during and after the English Revolution.

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