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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785927903321

Autore

Stensland Monica <1980->

Titolo

Habsburg communication in the Dutch revolt / / Monica Stensland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2012

©2012

ISBN

1-283-69825-0

90-485-1377-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Amsterdam studies in the Dutch golden age

Disciplina

949.203

Soggetti

Communication - Political aspects - Netherlands - History

Social conflict - Netherlands - History

Netherlands History Eighty Years' War, 1568-1648 Propaganda

Netherlands History House of Habsburg, 1477-1556

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Jan 2021).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Notes on References and Translations -- Introduction -- Rooting out Heresy and Rebellion, 1567-1572 -- From rebellion to War, 1572-1576 -- The Breakdown of Royal Authority, 1576-1578 -- Communicating Reconciliation, 1578-1585 -- Losing the Peace, 1585-1595 -- A New Beginning, 1596-1609 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This study takes a unique approach to the Dutch Revolt (1567-1609) by focusing on the largely untold story of the Habsburg regime and its local supporters in the Low Countries. The author takes a holistic approach and examines a variety of print and non-print 'written, oral, and theatrical' media in order to discover how the regime made use of the different communication channels available. In addition, available sources have been used to document ordinary people's responses to the conflict and the various messages they encountered in the public sphere. The result sheds new light on the Habsburg regime's approach to communication and opinion-forming, while also providing a useful corrective to our understanding of rebel propaganda.