Christopher Hill

viii, 214 p. : 24 cm

Explores the extraordinary richness and diversity of the art of three generations of Balinese painters. From the stylised religious paintings to the unique visions of daily life painted in the era of mass tourism.

"The scene is mighty Western University and its warring faculty, presided over by an ambitious president dreaming of tall new buildings and by a hapless dean. When a female professor in the Women's Studies course insults a male student and is insulted in turn (with a "trans-gender epithet"), the student is expelled by the hastily organized undergraduate oversight board. Seeking justice for the ousted student is Parker Thompson, the young, morally-challenged star of the city's top law firm, who struggles to advance his legal career - and save whatever is left of his soul."--BOOK JACKET.

This is a revised edition of Christopher Hill's classic and ground-breaking examination of the motivations behind the English Revolution and Civil War, first published in 1965. In addition to the text of the original, Dr. Hill provides thirteen new chapters which take account of other publications since the first edition, bringing his work up to date in a stimulating and enjoyable way. The book poses the problem of how, after centuries of rule by king, lords, and bishops, English men and women found the courage to revolt against Charles I, abolish bishops, and execute the king in the name of his people. The far-reaching effects and the novelty of what was achieved should not be underestimated: the first legalized regicide, rather than an assassination; the formal establishment of some degree of religious toleration; Parliament taking effective control of finance and foreign policy on behalf of gentry and merchants, thus guaranteeing the finance necessary to make England the world's leading naval power; abolition of the Church's prerogative courts (confirming gentry control at a local level); and the abolition of feudal tenures, which made possible first the agricultural and then the agricultural revolution. - Back cover.

Reprint of the 1974 edition with additional preface, postscripts to chapters 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, and 10, and other corrections.