The Political Thought of the Dutch Revolt 15551590 by Martin Van Gelderen

The Political Thought of the Dutch Revolt 15551590 by Martin Van Gelderen

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.

Gelderen, Martin Van: - Martin van Gelderen studied at the European University Institute and taught at the Technische Universitaet in Berlin and at the University of Sussex, prior to his appointment to the chair of European History at the European University Institute in 2003. His many publications include The Political Thought of the Dutch Revolt (Cambridge University Press 1992), The Dutch Revolt (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought, 1993) and he is currently preparing (also for the Cambridge Texts series) a new English rendition of De Iure Belli ac Pacis by Hugo Grotius.

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ISBN 13	9780521891639
ISBN 10	0521891639
Title	The Political Thought of the Dutch Revolt 15551590
Author	Martin Van Gelderen
Series	Ideas In Context
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2002-10-03
Number of pages	348
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