UID:
almafu_9959227702702883
Format:
1 online resource (x, 251 pages)
ISBN:
1-282-41358-9
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9786612413582
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1-4438-1096-7
Content:
Public Offices, Personal Demands presents a novel perspective on European politics in the seventeenth-century. Its focus lies on the Dutch Republic, that surprising anomaly, often described as a miracle or enigma, admired by many during this age. This collection of essays explores one of the most fundamental questions of seventeenth-century governance: what makes a person capable for office? Contemporary viewpoints are discussed by a range of scholars from different historical disciplines.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION; LONG TERM TRENDS; URBAN RIOTS AND THE PERSPECTIVE OF "QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICE"; CAPABILITY, PATRIMONIALISM AND BUREAUCRACY IN THE URBAN ADMINISTRATIONS OF THE LOW COUNTRIES; SCIENCE AND OFFICE; FIT TO MEASURE; THE IDEAL OF THE STATESMAN-HISTORIAN; CAPABILITY IN POLITICAL THOUGHT; WHY THE WEALTHY SHOULD RULE; MERCURY'S TWO FACES; CAPABILITY IN PRACTICE; CAPABILITY AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF DUTCH CITIZENSHIP; SUBSERVIENT TO THE STADHOLDER; ENGLISH COMPARISON; OFFICE-HOLDING, PARTICIPATION AND ENGLAND'S 'MONARCHICAL REPUBLIC'; BEYOND THE REPUBLIC
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4438-1012-6
Language:
English
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