Beggars, iconoclasts, and civic patriots : the political culture of the Dutch Revolt /

The Dutch Revolt has long been hailed as the triumph of political freedom over monarchical tyranny. In 1781, John Adams observed that the American Revolution was its "transcript." Known for its many protagonists-King Philip II, the Duke of Alba, the counts of Egmont and Hornes, radical Cal...

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Hlavní autor: Arnade, Peter J.
Médium: Licensed eBooks
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Ithaca : Cornell University Press 2008.
Edice:Cornell paperbacks.
On-line přístup:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7591/j.ctv5rf3pp
Obsah:
  • Princely triumphs : the consecration of Burgundian political authority
  • Faithful to the king : associations of dissent
  • Vivent les gueux! : iconoclasm, inversion, and the problem of authority
  • Time, space, and the city : iconoclasm in Ypres, Ghent, and Antwerp
  • A new idolatry : Alba as avenger and usurper of royal authority
  • Spanish furies : sieges, sacks, and the city defiant
  • Father of the fatherland : William of Orange as civic patriot
  • Abjuration and assassination : the dilemma of authority.