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Profit and principle : Hugo Grotius, natural rights theories and the rise of Dutch power in the East Indies, 1595-1615 /

This monograph is a study of the interaction of politics and political theory in The Netherlands and Asia in the early seventeenth century. Its focal point is the Dutch jurist Hugo Grotius (1583-1645), who developed his rights and contract theories for the benefit of the United Dutch East India Comp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Van Ittersum, Martine Julia, 1968-
Otros Autores: Grotius, Hugo, 1583-1645
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006.
Colección:Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 139.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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