In Praise of Ordinary People Early Modern Britain and the Dutch Repu

The discipline of social history has still not given enough attention to the ways in which the perceptions and roles of "ordinary" people changed over time. In these fascinating British and Dutch cases, we see how the study of this evolution imparts histo

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10.1057/9781137380524 - In Praise of Ordinary People, Edited by Margaret C. Jacob and Catherine Secretan

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In Praise of Ordinary People

10.1057/9781137380524 - In Praise of Ordinary People, Edited by Margaret C. Jacob and Catherine Secretan

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Early Modern Britain and the Dutch Republic Edited by Margaret C. Jacob and Catherine Secretan

10.1057/9781137380524 - In Praise of Ordinary People, Edited by Margaret C. Jacob and Catherine Secretan

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In Praise of Ordinary People

IN PRAISE OF ORDINARY PEOPLE

Copyright © Margaret C. Jacob and Catherine Secretan 2013.

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Acknowledgments

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Introduction Margaret Jacob and Catherine Secretan

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Part I A New Self-Perception 1 The “Simple Burgher” of D. V. Coornhert (1522–1590): A Dutch Freethinker Opens the Door to a New Age Dorothee Sturkenboom 2 Common People as Individuals: