The Netherlands in the constellation of the eighteenth-century Western revolutions

被引:6
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作者
Jourdan, Annie [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Amsterdam, Fac Humanities, NL-1012 WX Amsterdam, Netherlands
关键词
Dutch Revolution; Dutch Patriots; Batavian Republic; French Revolution; American Revolution; constitution; representative democracy; Bill of Rights; codification; civil code; Natural rights; primary schools; national monuments; national museum; national heroes;
D O I
10.1080/13507486.2011.555949
中图分类号
K [历史、地理];
学科分类号
06 ;
摘要
In the constellation of the eighteenth-century revolutions, the French events have always occupied a dominant position. Consequently the other European upheavals have been considered as being provoked or strongly influenced by France. Yet, the Dutch revolutions in the 1780s and 1790s provide some important nuances to this interpretation. Before the French took over the Bastille, there was already a Dutch revolution with devoted Patriots, speaking about rights of man and constitutions. The Patriots had to flee abroad in 1787. In 1795, thanks to the French Army, they were able to return to their drawing boards, eager to think anew their government and society. This paper investigates how they did it and whether the American and French precedents were so influential after all in the construction of the Batavian Republic.
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页码:199 / 225
页数:27
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