The Diggers' movement

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf social movement
gptkbp:activeDuring the 17th century
gptkbp:advocatesFor environmental stewardship
agricultural reform
freedom of access to land
gptkbp:aimsTo redistribute land
gptkbp:associated_with Levellers
utopian socialism
gptkbp:availableIn 1650s
gptkbp:challenges social hierarchies
gptkbp:contributedTo the rise of cooperatives
gptkbp:criticism private property
conservative factions
gptkbp:documentedIn historical texts
contemporary writers
gptkbp:emphasizes equality
gptkbp:engagements philosophical debates
gptkbp:faced government repression
gptkbp:formed communes
gptkbp:founded 1649
gptkbp:goal common ownership of land
gptkbp:has a precursor to modern movements
a threat to the establishment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Diggers' movement
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Christianity
socialism
the Enlightenment
land rights activism
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:the_Bible
communal movements
modern anarchist movements
gptkbp:involved land reclamation
gptkbp:is_characterized_by anti-authoritarianism
gptkbp:is_essential_for its challenge to property norms
gptkbp:is_involved_in land disputes
gptkbp:is_linked_to the rise of individualism
gptkbp:is_part_of the broader radical movement
the radical tradition
gptkbp:is_supported_by some radical thinkers
gptkbp:key_figure Gerrard Winstanley
gptkbp:legacy influence on land reform movements
gptkbp:location gptkb:England
gptkbp:notable_event St._George's_Hill_occupation
gptkbp:opposedBy landowners
gptkbp:originatedIn political turmoil
gptkbp:philosophy radical egalitarianism
gptkbp:promoted self-sufficiency
gptkbp:publishedBy The_True_Levellers_Standard_Advanced
gptkbp:related_to English Civil War
gptkbp:supported social justice
gptkbp:training communal living
gptkbp:uses direct action
gptkbp:utilizes public demonstrations
gptkbp:was_a_response_to enclosure movement