Holland Under Habsburg Rule, 1506-1566: The Formation of a Body Politic

by James D. Tracy

Book Overview

Under what conditions were limited forms of self-government possible in medieval and early modern Europe? While many historians have sought an answer by investigating the development of parliamentary institutions in emerging national monarchies and the wider autonomy enjoyed by various city-states within their own borders, James D. Tracy concentrates instead on a relatively neglected phenomenon at an intermediate level of political organization--the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520414578
• ISBN13: 9780520414570
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"