William the Silent and the Dutch Revolt

Comparative Starting Points and Triggering of Insurgencies
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-367-62359-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 210 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 487 g

Reihe: Routledge Research in Early Modern History

William the Silent and the Dutch Revolt examines the first stages of the Dutch struggle against Spanish rule during the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The book analyses the causes of growing discontent in the Netherlands and the various stages of the revolt, focusing on the key tipping points where discontent and violent upheaval escalated to become a national struggle for independence. The book also provides comparative analyses of insurgencies in the modern era and examines how popular discontent throughout history has often developed into struggles for full independence. The book is a key resource for scholars and students of early modern European history, as well as those interested in the history of revolts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ridley, Nick

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Part I. The Netherlands and the Empire 1. Charles V and Philip II Part II. William the Silent and the Revolt 2. Violent Disturbances Escalate to Revolt 3. Alva 4. Diplomatic Glove Covers Military Fist - But Neither Have Finances 5. Spanish Fury, Unions and Divisions 6. Unscrupulous Audacity of Condottiere with the Wily Patience of a Jesuit 7. "Ayey pitie de de pauve peuple" 8. Aftermath Part III. Other Revolts and Insurgencies 9. Late XX and XXI Century Insurgencies Part IV. William the Silent and the Forging of a Nation 10. Revolt Becomes a National Insurgency 11. William the Silent, Summary and Achievement

Über Autor(innen)

Nick Ridley is a Visiting Lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University. He formerly worked as an intelligence analyst at the UK Metropolitan Police and at Europol. He has taught international relations and anti-terrorist studies at several European universities, and lectured on anti-terrorist courses at the NATO Centre of Excellence-Defence against Terrorism.