Republicans [[electronic resource] ] : essays on eighteenth-century Dutch political thought / / by Wyger R.E. Velema

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453787503321
• Autore: Velema Wyger
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2007
• ISBN: 1-281-93660-X; 9786611936600; 90-474-3111-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (259 p.)
• Collana: Brill's studies in intellectual history, , 0920-8607 ; ; v. 155
• Disciplina: 320.449209/033
• Soggetti: Republicanism - Netherlands - History - 18th century; Constitutional history - Netherlands; Electronic books.; Netherlands Politics and government 1648-1795; Netherlands Politics and government 1795-1815
• 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 Materials / W.R.E. Velema -- Chapter One. Introduction: \'The First Republic Of Europe\' / W.R.E. Velema -- Chapter Two. Anti-Monarchism In Early Modern Dutch Political Thought / W.R.E. Velema -- Chapter Three. Early Eighteenth-Century Political Languages / W.R.E. Velema -- Chapter Four. Polite Republicanism And The Problem Of Decline / W.R.E. Velema -- Chapter Five. Republican Readings Of Montesquieu: The Esprit Des Lois In The Dutch Republic / W.R.E. Velema -- Chapter Six. Revolution, Counterrevolution And The Stadholderate, 1780–1795 / W.R.E. Velema -- Chapter Seven. The Concept Of Liberty In The Dutch Republic, 1780–1787 / W.R.E. Velema -- Chapter Eight. Contemporary Reactions To Patriot Political Discourse / W.R.E. Velema -- Chapter Nine. Dutch Constitutionalism At The End Of The Eighteenth Century / W.R.E. Velema -- Chapter Ten. The End Of Republican Politics / W.R.E. Velema -- Bibliography / W.R.E. Velema -- Index / W.R.E. Velema.
• Sommario/riassunto: The notion of being freeborn republicans bound the eighteenth-century Dutch together and constituted a significant part of their sense ; of national identity. Yet beneath this general label, many fundamental differences existed. Republicanism could stand for anti-monarchism, but it could also be a moral doctrine emphasizing the importance of the exercise of virtue, or refer to a certain way of life. During the revolutionary years of the late eighteenth century, it came to mean the permanent and active sovereignty of the people. This book explores the many varieties of eighteenth-century Dutch republicanism from a number of different methodological perspectives. It thereby significantly contributes to our understanding of a crucial period in the development of Dutch political thought.