Commercial Republicanism in the Dutch Golden Age -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on References -- Introduction -- I THE MAKING OF AN ŒUVRE -- A Humanist Education -- The Dutch Debate -- The Making of an Œuvre -- Conclusion: Politics as a Ballgame -- II THE RHETORIC OF THE MARKET -- Persuading the Passions -- In the Public Arena: Rhetoric in Action -- Fables and Frankness -- Conclusion: The Rhetoric of the Market -- III WISE MERCHANTS -- Hobbes & the Foundation of the Commonwealth -- Citizenship in Theory and Practice -- The Ethics of Self-Interest -- Representing the Wise Merchant -- Conclusion: Commercial Citizenship in Perspective -- IV THE COMMERCIAL COMMONWEALTH -- The Batavian Athens -- The Politics of Free Trade -- Monarchy Dethroned -- Towards a Merchant Democracy -- Conclusion: The Radical Republic -- V CONCORD AND TOLERATION -- The Erasmian Moment -- The Relation between Church and State -- Toleration: Pluralism for the Sake of Unity -- Epilogue: From Freedom of Religion to Freedom of Speech? -- Conclusion: The Brothers De la Court and the Commercial Republican Tradition -- Bibliography -- Index.