Title:The Political Thought of the Dutch Revolt, 1555-1590
Author(s):VAN GELDEREN, MartinDate:1992Type of Publication:BookAbstract:This book is a comprehensive study of the history of the political thought of the Dutch Revolt (1555-90). It explores the development of the political ideas which motivated and legitimized the Dutch resistance against the ...
Title:Politics of Diversity: Sexual and Religious Self-fashioning in Contemporary and Historical Contexts
Author(s):CALVI, Giulia; FADIL, Nadia; FALEK, Pascale; MICCOLI, Dario; MOSCHEL, Mathias; STORNIG, KatharinaDate:2011-01-01Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI HECAbstract:Scott’s seminal book ‘Politics of the Veil’ (2007) offers a multifaceted analysis of the French headscarf debate since its emergence in 1989 and a critique of French republican universalism which constructs veiled women ...
Title:Portraits of the Nation : stamps, coins and banknotes in Belgium and Switzerland, 1880-1945
Author(s):SCHWARZENBACH, AlexisDate:1997Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:Portraits of the Nation offers a fascinating insight into the construction and development of national identity in two multilingual countries—Belgium and Switzerland. This book not only shows that multilingualism was no ...
Title:Portraits of the Nation: Stamps, coins, and banknotes in Belgium and Switzerland, 1880-1945
Author(s):SCHWARZENBACH, AlexisDate:1999Type of Publication:BookAbstract:Portraits of the Nation offers a fascinating insight into the construction and development of national identity in two multilingual countries—Belgium and Switzerland. This book not only shows that multilingualism was no ...
Title:Portugal, The Persian Gulf and Safavid Persia
Author(s):MATTHEE, Rudi; FLORES, JorgeDate:2011Type of Publication:BookAbstract:The Portuguese were the first Europeans to play a major commercial, military and diplomatic role in the Persian Gulf basin. They first appeared before Hormuz in 1507, established a toll house on the island in 1515, and ...
Title:Portuguese Oceanic Expansion, 1400-1800
Author(s):BETHENCOURT, Francisco; CURTO, Diogo RamadaDate:2007Type of Publication:BookAbstract:A unique overview of Portuguese oceanic expansion between 1400 and 1800, the essays in this 2007 volume treat a wide range of subjects - economy and society, politics and institutions, cultural configurations and comparative ...