The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century
The Dutch Republic emerged from the epic revolt of the Netherlands against Spanish rule in the late sixteenth century and almost immediately became a major political force in Europe. Leslie Price - an acknowledged expert in the field - shows how this extr
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THE DUTCH REPUBLIC IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY J. L. Price
Senior Lecturer efHistor_v Universi~y ef Hull
Macmillan Education
ISBN 978-0-333-61379-5 ISBN 978-1-349-26994-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-349-26994-5 THE DUTCH REPUBLIC IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
Copyright© 1998 by J. L. Price Softcoverreprint ofthe hardcover1st edition 1998 978-0-333-61378-8 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address: St. Martin's Press, Scholarly and Reference Division, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 First published in the United States of America in 1998 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. ISBN 978-0-312-21732-7 clothbound ISBN 978-0-312-21733-4 paperhack Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Price, J. L. The Dutch republic in the seventeenth century I J. L. Price. p. cm.- (European history in perspective) lncludes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-312-21732-7 (cloth). -ISBN 978-0-312-21733-4 (pbk.) I. Netherlands-Civilization-17th century. 2. Netherlands-History-1648-1714. 3. Netherlands-Economic conditions. I. Title. II. Series. DJ 156.P75 1998 98-24084 949.2'04--dc21 CIP
CONTENTS
Preface
Vil
Map: The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century
lX
1
Introduction The Impact of a New State in Europe
16
2
The Economic Miracle - and its Limitations
39
3
Republicanism in Practice
61
4
Religion, Politics and Toleration
86
5
A Bourgeois Society?
108
6
A Divided Culture
129
Notes and References
152
Glossary
163
Further Reading
165
Index
168
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PREFACE
In writing a work of this sort an author inevitably relies more on the work of other historians than he or she can easily acknowledge. In my own case, I am somewhat uncomfortably aware of the extent to which my understanding of almost all aspects of Dutch history has been built on the foundations laid by others. However, a full scholarly apparatus and comprehensive bibliography would be out of place in this introductory work, and I have kept the notes to a minimum and restricted the references in Further Reading to the most useful and accessible books and articles in English. This practice, although justifiable, does no justice to my scholarly debts. Perhaps I can restrict myself here to expressing my gratitude
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