War, capital, and the Dutch state (1588-1795) /

Pepijn Brandon traces the interaction between state and capital in the organisation of warfare in the Dutch Republic from the Dutch Revolt of the sixteenth century to the Batavian Revolution of 1795. Combining deep theoretical insight with a thorough examination of original source material, ranging...

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Main Authors: Brandon, Pepijn
Published: Brill,
Publisher Address: Leiden :
Publication Dates: [2015]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Historical materialism book series, volume 101
Subjects:
War
Summary: Pepijn Brandon traces the interaction between state and capital in the organisation of warfare in the Dutch Republic from the Dutch Revolt of the sixteenth century to the Batavian Revolution of 1795. Combining deep theoretical insight with a thorough examination of original source material, ranging from the role of the Dutch East- and West-India Companies to the inner workings of the Amsterdam naval shipyard, and from state policy to the role of private intermediaries in military finance, Brandon provides a sweeping new interpretation of the rise and fall of the Dutch Republic as a hegemonic
Carrier Form: xiii, 447 pages : illustrations, forms ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [387]-427) and index.
ISBN: 9789004228146 (hardback) :
9004228144 (hardback)
Index Number: DJ156
CLC: K563
Call Number: K563/B819