Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the Dutch Golden Age
- Cambridge Companions to Culture
- The Cambridge Companion to the Dutch Golden Age
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on Terminology
- Chronology of the Dutch Golden Age
- Maps
- Introduction: Understanding the Dutch Golden Age
- Part I Space and People
- Part II A State of War
- Part III Political Culture
- 6 The Body Politic
- 7 Popular Participation and Public Debate
- Part IV Economy and Trade
- Part V Religious Culture
- Part VI Art and Literature
- Part VII Realms of Knowledge
- Epilogue: The Legacy of the Dutch Golden Age
- Glossary
- Further Reading
- Index
6 - The Body Politic
from Part III - Political Culture
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 August 2018
- The Cambridge Companion to the Dutch Golden Age
- Cambridge Companions to Culture
- The Cambridge Companion to the Dutch Golden Age
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on Terminology
- Chronology of the Dutch Golden Age
- Maps
- Introduction: Understanding the Dutch Golden Age
- Part I Space and People
- Part II A State of War
- Part III Political Culture
- 6 The Body Politic
- 7 Popular Participation and Public Debate
- Part IV Economy and Trade
- Part V Religious Culture
- Part VI Art and Literature
- Part VII Realms of Knowledge
- Epilogue: The Legacy of the Dutch Golden Age
- Glossary
- Further Reading
- Index
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- The Cambridge Companion to the Dutch Golden Age , pp. 107 - 123Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018