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Freedom, today perceived simply as a human right, was a continually
contested idea in the early modern period. In Freedom and the
Construction of Europe an international group of scholars explore
the richness, diversity and complexity of thinking about freedom in
the shaping of modernity. Volume 1 examines debates about religious
and constitutional liberties, as well as exploring the tensions
between free will and divine omnipotence across a continent of
proliferating religious denominations. Debates about freedom have
been fundamental to the construction of modern Europe, but
represent a part of our intellectual heritage that is rarely
examined in depth. These volumes provide materials for thinking in
fresh ways not merely about the concept of freedom, but how it has
come to be understood in our own time.
Freedom, today perceived simply as a human right, was a continually
contested idea in the early modern period. In Freedom and the
Construction of Europe an international group of scholars explore
the richness, diversity and complexity of thinking about freedom in
the shaping of modernity. Volume 2 considers free persons and free
states, examining differing views about freedom of thought and
action and their relations to conceptions of citizenship. Debates
about freedom have been fundamental to the construction of modern
Europe, but represent a part of our intellectual heritage that is
rarely examined in depth. These volumes provide materials for
thinking in fresh ways not merely about the concept of freedom, but
how it has come to be understood in our own time.
Freedom, today perceived simply as a human right, was a continually
contested idea in the early modern period. In Freedom and the
Construction of Europe an international group of scholars explore
the richness, diversity and complexity of thinking about freedom in
the shaping of modernity. Volume 1 examines debates about religious
and constitutional liberties, as well as exploring the tensions
between free will and divine omnipotence across a continent of
proliferating religious denominations. Volume 2 considers free
persons and free states, examining differing views about freedom of
thought and action and their relations to conceptions of
citizenship. Debates about freedom have been fundamental to the
construction of modern Europe, but represent a part of our
intellectual heritage that is rarely examined in depth. These
volumes provide materials for thinking in fresh ways not merely
about the concept of freedom, but how it has come to be understood
in our own time.
Freedom, today perceived simply as a human right, was a continually
contested idea in the early modern period. In Freedom and the
Construction of Europe an international group of scholars explore
the richness, diversity and complexity of thinking about freedom in
the shaping of modernity. Volume 2 considers free persons and free
states, examining differing views about freedom of thought and
action and their relations to conceptions of citizenship. Debates
about freedom have been fundamental to the construction of modern
Europe, but represent a part of our intellectual heritage that is
rarely examined in depth. These volumes provide materials for
thinking in fresh ways not merely about the concept of freedom, but
how it has come to be understood in our own time.
These volumes are the fruits of a major European Science Foundation
project and offer the first comprehensive study of republicanism as
a shared European heritage. Whilst previous research has mainly
focused on Atlantic traditions of republicanism, Professors Skinner
and van Gelderen have assembled an internationally distinguished
set of contributors whose studies highlight the richness and
diversity of European traditions. Volume I focuses on the
importance of anti-monarchism in Europe and analyses the
relationship between citizenship and civic humanism, concluding
with studies of the relationship between constitutionalism and
republicanism in the period between 1500 and 1800. Volume II is
devoted to the study of key republican values such as liberty,
virtue, politeness and toleration. This 2002 volume also addresses
the role of women in European republican traditions, and contains a
number of in-depth studies of the relationship between
republicanism and the rise of a commercial society in early modern
Europe.
These volumes are the fruits of a major European Science Foundation
project and offer the first comprehensive study of republicanism as
a shared European heritage. Whilst previous research has mainly
focused on Atlantic traditions of republicanism, Professors Skinner
and van Gelderen have assembled an internationally distinguished
set of contributors whose studies highlight the richness and
diversity of European traditions. Volume I focuses on the
importance of anti-monarchism in Europe and analyses the
relationship between citizenship and civic humanism, concluding
with studies of the relationship between constitutionalism and
republicanism in the period between 1500 and 1800. Volume II, first
published in 2002, is devoted to the study of key republican values
such as liberty, virtue, politeness and toleration. This volume
also addresses the role of women in European republican traditions,
and contains a number of in-depth studies of the relationship
between republicanism and the rise of a commercial society in early
modern Europe.
This is a major English-language edition of five central texts in
the history of the political thought of the Dutch Revolt. Published
between 1570 and 1590 these texts exemplify the development of the
political ideas which motivated and legitimated resistance to the
government of Philip II and which became the crucial part of the
ideological foundations of the Dutch Republic. The five texts
address notions of liberty, constitutionalism, representation and
popular sovereignty which were of central importance to the
political thought and the revolutionary events of the Dutch Revolt.
In the introduction, locating the texts in their political and
intellectual context, Martin van Gelderen argues that the Revolt
was as much inspired by the indigenous legacy of Dutch
constitutionalism and civic consciousness as by the intellectual
legacy of the late Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation.
Biographical notes, a chronology of the Revolt's main events and a
guide to further reading are also provided as student aids.
These volumes offer the first comprehensive study of republicanism as a shared European heritage. Professors Skinner and van Gelderen have assembled an internationally distinguished set of contributors whose studies highlight the richness and diversity of European republican traditions. Volume I looks at anti-monarchism in Europe, humanist theories of citizenship and the constitutional nature of the republic. Volume II is devoted to the study of key republican values --liberty, virtue, politeness and toleration. It also addresses the role of women and relationship between republicanism and the rise of a commercial society.
These volumes offer the first comprehensive study of republicanism as a shared European heritage. Professors Skinner and van Gelderen have assembled an internationally distinguished set of contributors whose studies highlight the richness and diversity of European republican traditions. Volume I looks at anti-monarchism in Europe, humanist theories of citizenship and the constitutional nature of the republic. Volume II is devoted to the study of key republican values --liberty, virtue, politeness and toleration. It also addresses the role of women and relationship between republicanism and the rise of a commercial society.
This book is a comprehensive study of the history of the political thought of the Dutch Revolt (1555–90). It explores the development of the political ideas which motivated and legitimized the Dutch resistance against the government of Philip II in the Low Countries, and which became the ideological foundations of the Dutch Republic as it emerged as one of the main powers of Europe. It shows how notions of liberty, constitutionalism, representation and popular sovereignty were of central importance to the political thought and revolutionary events of the Dutch Revolt, giving rise to a distinct political theory of resistance, to fundamental debates on the ‘best state’ of the new Dutch commonwealth and to passionate disputes on the relationship between church and state which prompted some of the most eloquent early modern pleas for religious toleration.
This is a major English-language edition of five central texts in
the history of the political thought of the Dutch Revolt. Published
between 1570 and 1590 these texts exemplify the development of the
political ideas which motivated and legitimated resistance to the
government of Philip II and which became the crucial part of the
ideological foundations of the Dutch Republic. The five texts
address notions of liberty, constitutionalism, representation and
popular sovereignty which were of central importance to the
political thought and the revolutionary events of the Dutch Revolt.
In the introduction, locating the texts in their political and
intellectual context, Martin van Gelderen argues that the Revolt
was as much inspired by the indigenous legacy of Dutch
constitutionalism and civic consciousness as by the intellectual
legacy of the late Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation.
Biographical notes, a chronology of the Revolt's main events and a
guide to further reading are also provided as student aids.
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