Profit and principle : Hugo Grotius, natural rights theories and the rise of Dutch power in the East Indies, 1595-1615 /
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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| Natura: | Licensed eBooks |
| Lingua: | inglese |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2006.
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| Serie: | Brill's studies in intellectual history ;
v. 139. |
| Accesso online: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=202799 |
Sommario:
- Jacob van Heemskerck's capture of the Santa Catarina and its justification in De Jure Praedae (1604-1606)
- Hugo Grotius and the Spanish black legend: humanist historiography and moral philosophy in De Jure Praedae
- Why was De Jure Praedae written?
- Hugo Grotius and the peace negotiations between Spain and the United Provinces, 1607-1608
- Hugo Grotius and the truce negotiations between Spain and the United Provinces, 1608-1609
- VOC spokesman and lobbyist during the Twelve Years' Truce.