Acclaimed writer and historian Noel Malcolm presents his sensational discovery of a new work by Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679): a propaganda pamphlet on behalf of th

The Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648) remains a puzzling and complex subject for students and scholars alike. This is hardly surprising since it is often conteste

This historically embedded treatment of theoretical debates about prerogative and reason of state spans over four centuries of constitutional development. Comme

An original work on the important idea of reason of state and British and imperial history and constitutional theory.

This book explores how Hobbes's political philosophy has occupied a pertinent place in different contexts, and how his interpreters see their own images reflect