A Miracle Mirrored The Dutch Republic in European Perspective [Paperback]

A 1996 comparative study of the Netherlands from the late sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century.This book looks at the history of the Dutch Republic from a comparative perspective, and provides the first comparative study of key issues in Dutch history from the late sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century. Contributors examine political, cultural, economic, and social developments in an interrelated way, and in doing so shed new light on historical developments in other parts of west and central Europe, including northern Italy, southern Germany, Flanders, and England.This book looks at the history of the Dutch Republic from a comparative perspective, and provides the first comparative study of key issues in Dutch history from the late sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century. Contributors examine political, cultural, economic, and social developments in an interrelated way, and in doing so shed new light on historical developments in other parts of west and central Europe, including northern Italy, southern Germany, Flanders, and England.This book is the first to look at the history of the Dutch Republic from a comparative perspective, and provides a reappraisal of key issues in Dutch history from the late-sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century. Contributors examine political, cultural, economic, and social developments in an interrelated way, and in doing so shed new light on historical developments in other parts of western and central Europe, including northern Italy, southern Germany, Flanders, and England.List of illustrations; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction Karel Davids and Jan Lucassen; 2. Similar problems, different outcomes: the Revolt of the Netherlands and the Wars of Religion in France Henk van Nierop; 3. The Dutch Republic: the urban impact upon politics Marjolein 't Hart; 4. Rulers, patricians and burghers: the Great and Little traditions of urban revolt in the Low Countries Marc Boone and Maartls=