Table of Contents

Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The Dutch Revolt: historical contexts; 3. Religion and resistance: the case of reformed protestantism; 4. Politics and resistance: the political justification of the Dutch Revolt; 5. From revolt to republic: the quest for the best state of the commonwealth (1578–1590); 6. Politics and religion (1572–1590): the debates on religious toleration and the substance of liberty; 7. Conclusions: the Dutch Revolt and the history of European political thought; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

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This book is a comprehensive study of the history of the political thought of the Dutch Revolt (1555–90).