UID:
edocfu_9958083600202883
Format:
1 online resource (413 pages)
ISBN:
1-283-39596-7
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9786613395962
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90-04-22140-9
Series Statement:
Studies in the history of political thought, v. 7
Content:
The Dutch seventeenth century, a ‘Golden Age’ ridden by intense ideological conflict, pioneered global trade, participatory politics and religious toleration. Its history is epitomized by the life and works of the brothers Johan (1622-1660) and Pieter de la Court (1618-1685), two successful textile entrepreneurs and radical republican theorists during the apex of Dutch primacy in world trade. This book explores the many facets of the brothers’ political thought, focusing on their ground-breaking argument that commerce forms the mainstay of republican politics. With a contextual analysis that highlights the interaction between thinking and acting, between intellectual and cultural history, the book reveals the international significance of this commercial republicanism and it proposes a novel, rhetorical approach to seventeenth-century Dutch political culture.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The Making of an Œuvre -- The Rhetoric of the Market -- Wise Merchants -- The Commercial Commonwealth -- Concord and Toleration -- Conclusion: The Brothers De la Court and the Commercial Republican Tradition -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Also available in print form.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 90-04-22139-5
Language:
English
