Download or read book A History of Political Thought in the 16th Century (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 16) written by J. W. Allen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This presentation of the main phases and features of political thought in the sixteenth century is based on an exhaustive study of contemporary writings in Latin, English, French, German and Italian. The book is divided into four parts. The first part deals with the new thought of Protestantism. The rest describes special ideas that emerged in England, France and Italy.