Bibliograph

The Dutch revolt, edited and translated by Martin van Gelderen

Type

Label

The Dutch revolt, edited and translated by Martin van Gelderen

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Dutch revolt

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1097157646

Responsibility statement

edited and translated by Martin van Gelderen

Series statement

Cambridge texts in the history of political thoughtCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Summary

This is a major English-language edition of five central texts in the history of the political thought of the Dutch Revolt. Published between 1570 and 1590 these texts exemplify the development of the political ideas which motivated and legitimated resistance to the government of Philip II and which became the crucial part of the ideological foundations of the Dutch Republic. The five texts address notions of liberty, constitutionalism, representation and popular sovereignty which were of central importance to the political thought and the revolutionary events of the Dutch Revolt. In the introduction, locating the texts in their political and intellectual context, Martin van Gelderen argues that the Revolt was as much inspired by the indigenous legacy of Dutch constitutionalism and civic consciousness as by the intellectual legacy of the late Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation. Biographical notes, a chronology of the Revolt's main events and a guide to further reading are also provided as student aids.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

A defence and true declaration (1570) -- Address and opening (1576) -- Brief discourse (1579) -- Political education (1582) -- Short exposition (1587)

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