The Dutch Revolt

by Martin van Gelderen

Book Overview

This is a major English-language edition of five central texts in the history of the political thought of the Dutch Revolt. Published between 1570 and 1590 these texts exemplify the development of the political ideas which motivated and legitimated resistance to the government of Philip II and which became the crucial part of the ideological foundations of the Dutch Republic. The five texts address notions of liberty, constitutionalism, representation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521398096
• ISBN13: 9780521398091
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"