Protecting the fatherland : lawsuits and political debates in Jülich, Hesse-Cassel and Brittany (1642-1655) / Christel Annemieke Romein.
Romein, Christel Annemieke, 1984- author.
2021
KK290 .R66 2021
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Title Protecting the fatherland : lawsuits and political debates in Jülich, Hesse-Cassel and Brittany (1642-1655) / Christel Annemieke Romein.
Author Romein, Christel Annemieke, 1984- author.
ISBN 9783030742409 (electronic book)
3030742407 (electronic book)
9783030742393 (hardback)
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74240-9
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]
Copyright ©2021
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 218 pages) : illustrations, maps (chiefly color)
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-030-74240-9 doi
Call Number KK290 .R66 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification 342.43
Summary "This open access book presents a comparative analysis of the use of fatherland terminology in a political and legal context in Jülich, Hesse-Cassel and Brittany from 1642 to 1655. Fatherland terminology includes words such as patria, patriot and nation. In historiography, the use of these words by the nobility is often interpreted as an early sign of nationalism that conflicted with the prince's initiation of state-building. The book argues that neither 'states' nor 'nationalism' truly existed yet; rather, the political arena was dominated by dynasties. Further, it rejects the notion of deliberate state-building and demonstrates that the nobility used this terminology to object to princely politics as part of adopting a "presupposed office." This status allowed the nobility to place itself outside the ruler-subject constellation and critique the situation. The Duchy of Jülich and the Landgraviate of Hesse-Cassel are used as examples of small economies of scale with homogeneous nobilities, and ones where the Thirty Year's War hit hard - which led to the illegal levying of taxes and the billeting of soldiers, and in turn to the nobility critiquing princely politics. In contrast, the Duchy of Brittany, with its large economy of scale and heterogeneous nobility, found an alternative way of pursuing its interests and keeping taxes as low as possible. The goal of this book is to discuss and present three representative cases that offer insights into how the nobility safeguarded the welfare and prosperity of the fatherland and its inhabitants."
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 19, 2021).
Series Studies in the history of law and justice ; v. 20. 2198-9850
Available in Other Form Print version: 9783030742393
Print version: 9783030742416
Print version: 9783030742423
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Part I. Holy Roman Empire. Political language in the Holy Roman Empire 1500-1700
Jülich : pamphlets and Cologne get-togethers (1640s-1650s)
Hesse-Cassel : alleged sedition and law-suits (1640s-1650s)
Part II. Kingdom of France. Patriots' in France, political talks between 1500s and 1650s
Brittany : pay d'états and don gratuit (1648-1652)
Part III. Conclusion. Comparison of the cases.

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