Written during a moment in English history when the political and social structures were in flux and open to interpretation, Leviathan played an essential role

Hobbes's political theory has traditionally been taken to be an endorsement of state power and a prescription for unconditional obedience to the sovereign's wil

Based on author's dissertation (doctoral - Princeton University, 2010) issued under title: An empire of subjects: unities and disunities in the British Empire,

The first book-length study in English of Thomas Hobbes's On the Citizen, containing twelve original essays by leading Hobbes scholars.