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

• Superior document: Brill's studies in intellectual history, v. 155
• Author: Velema, Wyger.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 155.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (259 pages)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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.

Table of Contents

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.