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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Note on the Text -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The Framework of Political Discussion -- 2. Ideological Dimensions of Dissent -- 3. The Development of Locke's Political Thought -- 4. The Basis of Radical Politics -- 5. The Formation of Whig Ideology -- 6. Class Conflict and Electoral Politics -- 7. From Resistance to Revolution -- 8. The Language of Conspiracy -- 9. Exile and Rebellion -- 10. Keeping the Faith -- 11. A Radical Manifesto -- Postscript -- Index

This volume guides the reader through a detailed examination of the text to an understanding of Locke's political ideas in relation to his writings on philosophy, education, religion and economics and the influence these ideas had upon eighteenth-century political theorists. The author shows how Locke carefully constructed his political perspective as a defence of the principles of natural rights, constitutional government and popular resistance. He offers an original interpretation of the Two Treatises…, emphasizing the specific ways in which Locke's political purposes in writing the work inf