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The Dutch Republic: Its Rise, Greatness, and Fall 1477-1806 de Jonathan Israel

The Dutch Republic: Its Rise, Greatness, and Fall 1477-1806: Oxford History of Early Modern Europe

Jonathan Israel
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 iun 1998

Structura acestei lucrări monumentale, parte a prestigioasei serii Oxford History of Early Modern Europe, este concepută pentru a oferi o sinteză totală a ascensiunii și declinului puterii olandeze. Metodologia autorului, Jonathan Israel, se distinge prin refuzul simplificării; el nu tratează separat arta lui Rembrandt sau filosofia lui Spinoza de realitățile comerciale și politice ale epocii. Remarcăm modul în care cele 1280 de pagini sunt organizate pentru a ghida cititorul prin trei secole de istorie transformatoare, de la 1477 până la 1806, integrând date economice riguroase cu analize ale structurilor sociale și instituționale. Apreciem în mod deosebit ediția de față, care include corecții esențiale și un aparat ilustrativ bogat, format din hărți și tabele care clarifică dinamica puterii în Provinciile Unite. Cartea nu se limitează la Epoca de Aur, ci urmărește meticulos și cauzele declinului din secolul al XVIII-lea, oferind un context vast pentru înțelegerea modului în care o mică republică a devenit un centru de creativitate și putere financiară mondială. Comparabil cu The Cambridge Companion to the Dutch Golden Age în rigurozitate, volumul lui Israel se diferențiază prin caracterul său de istorie narativă integrată, fiind actualizat pentru a include noi interpretări asupra tensiunilor dintre facțiunile politice și religioase. În contextul operei sale, The Dutch Republic reprezintă fundamentul cercetărilor ulterioare din Revolutionary Ideas și The Expanding Blaze, unde autorul explorează modul în care ideile radicale germinate în Olanda au modelat Revoluția Franceză și modernitatea europeană.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780198207344
ISBN-10: 0198207344
Pagini: 1280
Ilustrații: 16 pp plates, maps, tables
Dimensiuni: 155 x 233 x 51 mm
Greutate: 1.5 kg
Ediția:Pbk W/Correctio.
Editura: Clarendon Press
Colecția Clarendon Press
Seria Oxford History of Early Modern Europe

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

De ce să citești această carte

Aceasta este lucrarea de referință pentru oricine dorește să înțeleagă cum au reușit Țările de Jos să domine scena mondială în secolul al XVII-lea. Cititorul câștigă o perspectivă panoramică asupra unei epoci în care inovația tehnologică și libertatea intelectuală au creat prima economie modernă. Este o resursă academică esențială, dar scrisă într-un limbaj accesibil, ideală pentru studenții la istorie și pasionații de studii europene.

Despre autor

Jonathan Israel este un istoric britanic de renume, profesor emerit la Institute for Advanced Study din Princeton și fost profesor de istorie olandeză la University College London. Specializarea sa vastă acoperă istoria Țărilor de Jos, Iluminismul și istoria evreilor europeni. Este cunoscut pentru teza sa provocatoare despre „Iluminismul radical”, pe care îl consideră fundamentul libertăților moderne, spre deosebire de curentul moderat. Opera sa, marcată de titluri precum Spinoza Theological-Political Treatise, reflectă o preocupare constantă pentru intersecția dintre filosofie, politică și schimbare socială în Europa modernă timpurie.

Descriere

The `Dutch Golden Age', the age of Grotius, Spinoza, Rembrandt, Vermeer, and a host of other renowned artists and writers was also remarkable for its immense impact in the spheres of commerce, finance, shipping, and technology. It was in fact one of the most spectacularly creative episodes in the history of the world. In this book, Jonathan Israel gives the definitive account of the emergence of the United Provinces as a great power, and explains the subsequent decline in the eighteenth century. He places the thought, politics, religion, and social developments of the Golden Age in their broad context, and examines the changing relationship between the northern Netherlands and the south, which was to develop into modern Belgium.One of the principal aims of the book is to counter the oversimplification which characterizes so much history writing today, and to provide a new type of integrated history which draws the different dimensions of the discipline firmly together in strictly non-technical language. The result is a comprehensive and lucid account as useful to the reader primarily interested in artistic and cultural history as to the student who needs a survey of the Republic's institutions, class structure, and economic development. At the same time it will provide an invaluable aid to scholars interested in new research and new interpretations.

Recenzii

Israel traces a complex political story in clear, relatively engaging fashion.
This is a magnificent doorstop of a book ... As an account of what made possible one of the most dazzling "Golden Ages" in European history it is unlikely to be bettered.
Israel's book is an extraordinary achievement ... a splendid summation of knowledge and a powerful work of historical analysis. It takes its place as the most authoritative treatment we have of a society which, in all its precarious complexity, did more than any other to bring modernity to Europe.
Israel has produced a classic essentially organised on a narrative basis ... the first in a new Oxford History of Early Modern Europe ... Few series could have started on such a promising note. Aside from the scholarship and fluency, the price is right ... Any scholar would be delighted to write a book of such learning, vigour and confidence. Very few indeed have done so, and no other has matched Israel on his topic.
Israel, a first-rate scholar, has produced the definitive work on the Low Countries for this spectacular but complex period of history...an integrative study that draws on the best scholarship and explains the interconnectedness in a clear and lucid fashion. It will be appreciated by the scholar and understood by the general reader...a major contribution to the field and a superb production; the bibliography, plates, and maps alone are worth the price. It should be in every library.
Not only is there a wealth of solid information on international rlations, a field in which the author is an expert, but he also takes pains to elucidate the wider European significance of purely Dutch phenomena...a book of immense learning. It is delightful to see how skilfully he arranges the evidence so as to lure the reader into sharing his view of a particular case. He argues, he debates, and then he stuns the reader with a sweeping statement...since he writes for a general public, his revisionism never turns into polemicism...an immensely stimulating book, a thoughtful synthesis that is scholarly, intelligently argued and elegantly written. It is indispensable for anyone interested in the the history of the Netherlands or of early modern Europe in general, a master-work bound to set the standard for future generations of historians...an astonishing work. The reader is dazzled by its sheer magnitude and its exceptionally wide scope.
The Dutch Republic is history conceived on a sufficiently grand scale to match the significance of the subject. The sheer breadth of Israel's erudition is little short of astonishing and he tackles all aspects of Dutch history...the range of the work is admirably inclusive, and it is hard to point to any significant omissions or to an inadequate treatment of any important topic. There can be no doubt that The Dutch Republic is a landmark in the English-language contribution to the study of Dutch history. It will be an essential work of reference for many years to come. The writing is clear and lively, and the illustrations are well chosen and provided with useful explanatory notes. The publisher is to be congratulated on providing readers with such a large and well-produced work at so reasonable a price.
For the new Oxford History of Early Modern Europe to be launched with a study of the Dutch Republic is both appropriate and auspicious. ...it would be hard to think of a British scholar better qualified to write a wide-ranging account of the early modern Low Countries - and to set a standard for the series as a whole - than Jonathan Israel. ... he has a remarkably wide knowledge of both the archival and the printed sources of Netherlands history; and he brings to his task an energy, conviction and directness of manner that holds the attention, is constantly informative and frequently prompts the reader to reconsider accepted views.

Notă biografică

Jonathan Israel is the author of many well-respected books in European and particularly Dutch history, amongst them Dutch Primacy in World Trade, 1585-1740 (OUP, 1989), European Jewry in the Age of Mercantilism, 1550-1750 (OUP, 1985), The Dutch Republic in the Hispanic World, 1606-1661 (OUP, 1982), and joint editor of From Persecution to Toleration (OUP, 1991).