Commercial Republicanism in the Dutch Golden Age

The Political Thought of Johan & Pieter de la Court

AvArthur Weststeijn

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

The Dutch seventeenth century, a ‘Golden Age’ ridden by intense ideological conflict, pioneered global trade, participatory politics and religious toleration. Its history is epitomized by the life and works of the brothers Johan (1622-1660) and Pieter de la Court (1618-1685), two successful textile entrepreneurs and radical republican theorists during the apex of Dutch primacy in world trade. This book explores the many facets of the brothers’ political thought, focusing on their ground-breaking argument that commerce forms the mainstay of republican politics. With a contextual analysis that highlights the interaction between thinking and acting, between intellectual and cultural history, the book reveals the international significance of this commercial republicanism and it proposes a novel, rhetorical approach to seventeenth-century Dutch political culture.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-12-23
Mått:160 x 240 x 29 mm
Vikt:858 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in the History of Political Thought
Antal sidor:400
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004221390

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Arthur Weststeijn, Ph.D. (2010) in History, European University Institute in Florence, is Director of Historical Studies at the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome. His research focuses on the intellectual history of the early-modern Dutch Republic from an international perspective. This is his first book.

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"This book fills a gaping hole in the historiography of seventeenth-century political thought." – Justus Nipperdey, in: European Review of History – Revue europeenne d'histoire 20/2 (2013), pp. 317-318"Weststeijn’s timely study, [...] marks a major step forward in reassessing the de la Courts as important and influential thinkers in their own right. The book provides an extensive contextualization of their work against its political and intellectual background [...]." – Freya Sierhuis, in: Renaissance Quarterly 65/3 (Fall 2012), pp. 927-929

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AcknowledgmentIntroduction1. THE MAKING OF AN OEUVREA Humanist EducationThe Dutch DebateThe Making of an OeuvreConclusion: Politics as a Ballgame2. THE RHETORIC OF THE MARKETPersuading the PassionsIn the Public Arena: Rhetoric in ActionFables and FranknessConclusion: The Rhetoric of the Market3. WISE MERCHANTSHobbes and the Foundation of the CommonwealthCitizenship in Theory and PracticeThe Ethics of Self-InterestRepresenting the Wise MerchantConclusion: Commercial Citizenship in Perspective4. THE COMMERCIAL COMMONWEALTHThe Batavian AthensThe Politics of Free TradeMonarchy DethronedTowards a Merchant DemocracyConclusion: The Radical Republic5. CONCORD AND TOLERATIONThe Erasmian MomentThe Relation between Church and StateToleration: Pluralism for the Sake of UnityEpilogue: From Freedom of Religion to Freedom of Speech?CONCLUSIONThe Brothers De la Court and the Commercial Republican TraditionBibliographyIndex