Beggars, Iconoclasts, and Civic Patriots : The Political Culture of the Dutch Revolt /

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The Dutch Revolt has long been hailed as the triumph of political freedom over monarchical tyranny. In 1781, John Adams observed that the American Revolution was its "transcript." Known for its many protagonists-King Philip II, the Duke of Alba, the counts of Egmont and Hornes, radical Cal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Arnade, Peter J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Politisk kultur > Nederländerna > Historia > 1556-1648.
Politik.
Politische Kultur.
Achtzigjähriger Krieg.
Politische Kultur > Niederlande > Geschichte 17. Jh.
Politische Kultur > Niederlande > Geschichte 16. Jh.
Politieke cultuur.
Tachtigjarige oorlog.
Achtzigjähriger Krieg
Politik
Politische Kultur
Politics and government
Political culture.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Political culture > Netherlands > History > 16th century.
Niederlande.
Niederlande > Politik > Geschichte 16. Jh.
Niederlande > Politik > Geschichte 17. Jh.
Nederland.
Niederlande
Netherlands.
Pays-Bas > Politique et gouvernement > 1556-1648.
Netherlands > Politics and government > 1556-1648.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Princely triumphs : the consecration of Burgundian political authority
  • Faithful to the king : associations of dissent
  • Vivent les gueux! : iconoclasm, inversion, and the problem of authority
  • Time, space, and the city : iconoclasm in Ypres, Ghent, and Antwerp
  • A new idolatry : Alba as avenger and usurper of royal authority
  • Spanish furies : sieges, sacks, and the city defiant
  • Father of the fatherland : William of Orange as civic patriot
  • Abjuration and assassination : the dilemma of authority.

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