John de Witt, Grand Pensionary of Holland, 1625–1672: 1628 (Princeton Legacy Library, 1628) - Hardcover

Rowen, Herbert Harvey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0691630364 ISBN 13: 9780691630366

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 2019

Synopsis

Known to his contemporaries for his sharpness of mind, strength of purpose, fortitude, and good humor, John de Witt was a brilliant leader whose career ended in a death of horror rarely paralleled in history. Herbert Rowen's biography embraces all aspects of De Witt's political, intellectual, and personal life, including his role as a mathematician admired by Newton, an "unphilosophical Cartesian," and a political thinker. The author describes De Witt's youth, Dutch society of his day, and his central part in the domestic and foreign politics of the Dutch Republic from 1651 to 1672. He puts De Witt's relation to the House of Orange in a new light, more subtle than in the traditional history. He also examines in detail De Witt's system of government as councilor pensionary of Holland. Originally published in 1978. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0691630364
• ISBN 13: 9780691630366
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 964