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The Republican Alternative

The Republican Alternative The Netherlands and Switzerland Compared

Paperback (15 Feb 2009)

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Publisher's Synopsis

The Republican Alternative seeks to move beyond the mere notion of scholarly inquiry into the republic-the subject of recent rediscovery by political historians interested in Europe's intellectual heritage-by investigating the practical similarities and differences between two early modern republics, as well as their self-images and interactions during the turbulent seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Among the world's most economically successful societies, Switzerland and the Netherlands laid much of the foundation for their prosperity during the early modern period discussed here. This volume attempts to clarify the special character of these two countries as they developed, including issues of religious plurality, the republican form of government, and an increasingly commercially-driven agrarian society.

Book information

ISBN: 9789089640055
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Imprint: Amsterdam University Press
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 360
Weight: 606g
Height: 234mm
Width: 158mm
Spine width: 23mm