This e-book deals a accomplished research of Defoe's oeuvre from the viewpoint of the historian. Clark provides Defoe via convalescing the theological foundation of his highbrow commitments, setting up him as an important determine within the evolution of theories approximately conflict and estate, conquest and trade, spiritual toleration and civil society.
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