Profit and principle : : Hugo Grotius, natural rights theories and the rise of Dutch power in the East Indies, 1595-1615 / / by Martine Julia van Ittersum.
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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| Superior document: | Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 139 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2006. |
| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill's studies in intellectual history ;
v. 139 Brill's Studies in Intellectual History 139. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (lxii, 538 p. ); ill., maps ; |
| Notes: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Martine Julia van Ittersum
- Chapter One: Jacob van Heemskerck’s Capture of the Santa Catarina and Its Justification in De Jure Praedae (1604–1606) / Martine Julia van Ittersum
- Chapter Two: Hugo Grotius and the Spanish Black Legend: Humanist Historiography and Moral Philosophy in De Jure Praedae / Martine Julia van Ittersum
- Chapter Three: Why Was De Jure Praedae Written? / Martine Julia van Ittersum
- Chapter Four: Hugo Grotius and the Peace Negotiations between Spain and the United Provinces, 1607–1608 / Martine Julia van Ittersum
- Chapter Five: Hugo Grotius and the Truce Negotiations between Spain and the United Provinces, 1608–1609 / Martine Julia van Ittersum
- Chapter Six: VOC Spokesman and Lobbyist during the Twelve Years’ Truce / Martine Julia van Ittersum
- Epilogue / Martine Julia van Ittersum
- Bibliography / Martine Julia van Ittersum
- Author Index / Martine Julia van Ittersum
- Subject Index / Martine Julia van Ittersum.