Beggars, iconoclasts, and civic patriots
Subtitle: the political culture of the Dutch Revolt
By: Peter Arnade.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780801446818; 9780801474965
Subjects: Political culture -- Netherlands -- History -- 16th century; Netherlands -- Politics and government -- 1556-1648
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Princely triumphs : the consecration of Burgundian political authority; title: Faithful to the king : associations of dissent; title: Vivent les gueux! : iconoclasm, inversion, and the problem of authority; title: Time, space, and the city : iconoclasm in Ypres, Ghent, and Antwerp; title: A new idolatry : Alba as avenger and usurper of royal authority; title: Spanish furies : sieges, sacks, and the city defiant; title: Father of the fatherland : William of Orange as civic patriot; title: Abjuration and assassination : the dilemma of authority.