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Protecting the Fatherland: Lawsuits and Political Debates in Julich, Hesse-Cassel and Brittany (1642-1655) (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
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Protecting the Fatherland: Lawsuits and Political Debates in Julich, Hesse-Cassel and Brittany (1642-1655) (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
Series: Studies in the History of Law and Justice, 20
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This open access book presents a comparative analysis of the use of
fatherland terminology in a political and legal context in Julich,
Hesse-Cassel and Brittany from 1642 to 1655. Fatherland terminology
includes words such as patria, patriot and nation. In
historiography, the use of these words by the nobility is often
interpreted as an early sign of nationalism that conflicted with
the prince's initiation of state-building. The book argues that
neither 'states' nor 'nationalism' truly existed yet; rather, the
political arena was dominated by dynasties. Further, it rejects the
notion of deliberate state-building and demonstrates that the
nobility used this terminology to object to princely politics as
part of adopting a "presupposed office." This status allowed the
nobility to place itself outside the ruler-subject constellation
and critique the situation. The Duchy of Julich and the
Landgraviate of Hesse-Cassel are used as examples of small
economies of scale with homogenous nobilities, and ones where the
Thirty Year's War hit hard - which led to the illegal levying of
taxes and the billeting of soldiers, and in turn to the nobility
critiquing princely politics. In contrast, the Duchy of Brittany,
with its large economy of scale and heterogeneous nobility, found
an alternative way of pursuing its interests and keeping taxes as
low as possible. The goal of this book is to discuss and present
three representative cases that offer insights into how the
nobility safeguarded the welfare and prosperity of the fatherland
and its inhabitants.
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