Lawson's Politica is a systematic treatise on politics in church and state and is arguably the most significant work of political theory to have been printed during the Restoration crisis of 1659-60. It was widely discussed during the seventeenth century and particularly the revolution of 1688-9. This new modern edition is based on, and corrects the first printed editions of 1660 and 1689, and contains an extensive introduction and notes designed to make this significant work accessible to both students and specialists.

本书囊括了所有著名的经典原著,但与此同时,它又扩展了传统的评价尺度,以便能够纳入范围广泛、不那么出名的作品。每一本书都有一个评论性的导言,加上历史年表、生平梗概、进一步阅读指南,以及必要的词汇表和原文注解。