Commercial Republicanism in the Dutch Golden Age
| Titel: | Commercial Republicanism in the Dutch Golden Age : The Political Thought of Johan & Pieter de la Court |
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| Verfasser: | |
| Veröffentlicht: | [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Brill, 2012 |
| Umfang: | 1 electronic resource (xiv, 416 p.) |
| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| ISBN: | 9789004221390 ; 9789004221406 |
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- List of Illustrations
- p. ix
- Acknowledgments
- p. xi
- A Note on References
- p. xiii
- Introduction
- p. 1
- I
- The Making of an ¿uvre
- p. 25
- A Humanist Education
- p. 26
- The Dutch Debate
- p. 37
- The Making of an ¿uvre
- p. 50
- Conclusion: Politics as a Ballgame
- p. 63
- II
- The Rhetoric of the Market
- p. 69
- Persuading the Passions
- p. 71
- In the Public Arena: Rhetoric in Action
- p. 87
- Fables and Frankness
- p. 114
- Conclusion: The Rhetoric of the Market
- p. 133
- III
- Wise Merchants
- p. 141
- Hobbes & the Foundation of the Commonwealth
- p. 142
- Citizenship in Theory and Practice
- p. 157
- The Ethics of Self-interest
- p. 168
- Representing the Wise Merchant
- p. 184
- Conclusion: Commercial Citizenship in Perspective
- p. 200
- IV
- The Commercial Commonwealth
- p. 205
- The Batavian Athens
- p. 206
- The Politics of Free Trade
- p. 224
- Monarchy Dethroned
- p. 242
- Towards a Merchant Democracy
- p. 261
- Conclusion: The Radical Republic
- p. 279
- V
- Concord and Toleration
- p. 284
- The Erasmian Moment
- p. 286
- The Relation between Church and State
- p. 298
- Toleration: Pluralism for the Sake of Unity
- p. 316
- Epilogue: From Freedom of Religion to Freedom of Speech?
- p. 337
- Conclusion: The Brothers De la Court and the Commercial Republican Tradition
- p. 345
- Bibliography
- p. 359
- Index
- p. 389
