Title The founding of the Dutch Republic : war, finance, and politics in Holland, 1572-1588 / James D. Tracy

Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 343 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents List of Maps; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; I. THE HABSBURG NETHERLANDS,1549-1567; II. WAR IN HOLLAND, OCTOBER 1572-JULY 1576; III. HOLLAND AND THE 'CLOSER UNION', JULY 1576-DECEMBER 1582; IV. A NEW REPUBLIC, 1583-1588; Epilogue: The Dutch Republic in Europe's Republican Tradition, c.1590-1650; Bibliography; Index Summary In 1572 William of Orange led a revolt against the government of the Habsburg Netherlands. Here, the author re-evaluates the Dutch revolt and its role in the creation of a new republic. He draws extensively on state records to illuminate the dominant influence of provincial towns in devising a coherent strategy for war Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-331) and index Notes Print version record Subject HISTORY -- General. Economic history Politics and government Financiering. Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden. Staten van Holland. Tachtigjarige oorlog. SUBJECT Netherlands -- History -- Eighty Years' War, 1568-1648. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091001 Netherlands -- Politics and government -- 1556-1648. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091025 Netherlands -- Economic conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85090982 Subject Netherlands Holland. Nederländerna -- politik och förvaltning -- historia -- 1556-1588. Nederländerna -- ekonomiska förhållanden -- historia -- 1556-1588. Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780191526145 0191526142 9781435631038 143563103X

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