The Corporate Commonwealth: Pluralism and Political Fictions in England, 1516-1651

List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Corporation as Common Constitution; 2. The Political Economy of Sir Thomas Smith; 3. Richard Hooker's Corporate Christians; 4. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Corporation; 5. Dekker and Company; 6. Shakespeare's Thing of Nothing; 7. Francis Bacon's Political Ecology; 8. Leviathan, Incorporated; Coda: Universitas, 1216-2016; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Corporation as Common Constitution -- 2. The Political Economy of Sir Thomas Smith -- 3. Richard Hooker's Corporate Christians -- 4. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Corporation -- 5. Dekker and Company -- 6. Shakespeare's Thing of Nothing -- 7. Francis Bacon's Political Ecology -- 8. Leviathan, Incorporated -- Coda: Universitas, 1216-2016 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Corporation as common constitution -- The political economy of Sir Thomas Smith -- Richard Hooker's corporate Christians -- The principal navigations, voyages, traffiques, and discoveries of the English corporation -- Dekker and Company -- Shakespeare's thing of nothing -- Francis Bacon's political ecology -- Leviathan, Incorporated