Public Offices, Personal Demands : Capability in Governance in the Seventeenth-Century Dutch Republic.
Title:
Public Offices, Personal Demands : Capability in Governance in the Seventeenth-Century Dutch Republic.
Author:
Nieuwstrater, Jaap.
ISBN:
9781443810968
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (261 pages)
Contents:
TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INTRODUCTION -- LONG TERM TRENDS -- URBAN RIOTS AND THE PERSPECTIVE OF "QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICE" -- CAPABILITY, PATRIMONIALISM AND BUREAUCRACY IN THE URBAN ADMINISTRATIONS OF THE LOW COUNTRIES -- SCIENCE AND OFFICE -- FIT TO MEASURE -- THE IDEAL OF THE STATESMAN-HISTORIAN -- CAPABILITY IN POLITICAL THOUGHT -- WHY THE WEALTHY SHOULD RULE -- MERCURY'S TWO FACES -- CAPABILITY IN PRACTICE -- CAPABILITY AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF DUTCH CITIZENSHIP -- SUBSERVIENT TO THE STADHOLDER -- ENGLISH COMPARISON -- OFFICE-HOLDING, PARTICIPATION AND ENGLAND'S 'MONARCHICAL REPUBLIC' -- BEYOND THE REPUBLIC.
Abstract:
Public Offices, Personal Demands presents a novel perspective on European politics in the seventeenth-century. Its focus lies on the Dutch Republic, that surprising anomaly, often described as a miracle or enigma, admired by many during this age. This collection of essays explores one of the most fundamental questions of seventeenth-century governance: what makes a person capable for office? Contemporary viewpoints are discussed by a range of scholars from different historical disciplines. As...
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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