Robert S. Duplessis

Lille and the Dutch Revolt

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This comprehensive study explains why Lille was renowned for adhering to the existing order.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 787g
• ISBN-13: 9780521394154
• ISBN-10: 0521394155
• Artikelnr.: 26655081

Inhaltsangabe

List of tables
List of figures
Abbreviations
Notes
Acknowledgements
Introduction: cities and the Dutch revolt
Part I. Forces of Revolt and Stabilising Structures: 1. Magistrat, city and central state
2. 'Substantial merchants conducting important trade'
3. 'Cloth of every type and price'
4. Impoverishment and intervention
5. Piety and the parameters of reform
Epilogue: stress and stability
Part II. Revolution and Stability: 6. A city's 'fine duty'
7. 'Tramping and oppression': Lille under Alba and Requesens, 1566-7
8. From 'common cause' to 'special league': Lille between estates-general and reconciliation, 1576-82
Conclusion: stability in revolution.