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Record Nr.

UNINA9910130885003321

Autore

Weststeijn Arthur

Titolo

Commercial republicanism in the Dutch Golden Age [[electronic resource] ] : the political thought of Johan & Pieter de la Court / / by Arthur Weststeijn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2012

ISBN

1-283-39596-7

9786613395962

90-04-22140-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (413 pages)

Collana

Studies in the history of political thought, , 1873-6548 ; ; v. 7

Disciplina

321.8/6

Soggetti

Republicanism - Netherlands - History - 17th century

Merchants - Political activity - Netherlands - History - 17th century

Political culture - Netherlands - History - 17th century

Political science - Netherlands - History - 17th century

Economics - Netherlands - History - 17th century

Netherlands Politics and government 1648-1795

Netherlands Commercial policy

Netherlands Intellectual life 17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.