The Political Thought of the Dutch Revolt 1555-1590
(Part of the Ideas in Context Series)
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This book is a comprehensive study of the history of the political thought of the Dutch Revolt (1555-90). It explores the development of the political ideas which motivated and legitimized the Dutch resistance against the government of Philip II in the Low Countries, and which became the ideological foundations of the Dutch Republic as it emerged as one of the main powers of Europe. It shows how notions of liberty, constitutionalism, representation and popular sovereignty were of central importance to the political thought and revolutionary events of the Dutch Revolt, giving rise to a distinct political theory of resistance, to fundamental debates on the 'best state' of the new Dutch commonwealth and to passionate disputes on the relationship between church and state which prompted some of the most eloquent early modern pleas for religious toleration.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521891639
ISBN13:9780521891639
Release Date:October 2002
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:348 Pages
Weight:1.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"
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