The Dutch Enlightenment and Patriotism: Mennonites and Politics in Late Eighteenth-Century Friesland

Yme Kuiper

The Dutch Enlightenment and Patriotism: Mennonites and Politics in Late Eighteenth-Century Friesland

Yme Kuiper

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'Enlightenment' is a contested concept among contemporary historians. How did the so-called Dutch Enlightenment contribute to the transformation of the political culture in the Dutch Republic during the last quarter of the eighteenth century? This case-study on the province of Friesland shows the important contribution of Mennonite merchants and intellectuals to the public debate in Friesland on the American Revolution, the formation of civic militias and the (failed) Patriot Revolution in this province in September 1787.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	European Mennonites and the Challenge of Modernity over Five Centuries
Subtitle of host publication	Contributors, Detractors, and Adapters
Editors	Mark Jantzen, Mary S. Sprunger, John D. Thiesen
Place of Publication	North Newton, Kansas
Publisher	Bethel College North Newton, Kansas
Pages	71-90
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Print)	9781889239095
Publication status	Published - 2016

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Name	Cornelius H. Wedel Historical Series
Volume	18

Keywords

Enlightenment, Modernity, Mennonites
Dutch Republic, Friesland, Patriotism

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Kuiper, Y. (2016). The Dutch Enlightenment and Patriotism: Mennonites and Politics in Late Eighteenth-Century Friesland. In M. Jantzen, M. S. Sprunger, & J. D. Thiesen (Eds.), European Mennonites and the Challenge of Modernity over Five Centuries: Contributors, Detractors, and Adapters (pp. 71-90). (Cornelius H. Wedel Historical Series; Vol. 18). Bethel College North Newton, Kansas.

Kuiper, Yme. / The Dutch Enlightenment and Patriotism: Mennonites and Politics in Late Eighteenth-Century Friesland. European Mennonites and the Challenge of Modernity over Five Centuries: Contributors, Detractors, and Adapters. editor / Mark Jantzen ; Mary S. Sprunger ; John D. Thiesen. North Newton, Kansas : Bethel College North Newton, Kansas, 2016. pp. 71-90 (Cornelius H. Wedel Historical Series).

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Kuiper, Y 2016, The Dutch Enlightenment and Patriotism: Mennonites and Politics in Late Eighteenth-Century Friesland. in M Jantzen, MS Sprunger & JD Thiesen (eds), European Mennonites and the Challenge of Modernity over Five Centuries: Contributors, Detractors, and Adapters. Cornelius H. Wedel Historical Series, vol. 18, Bethel College North Newton, Kansas, North Newton, Kansas, pp. 71-90.

The Dutch Enlightenment and Patriotism: Mennonites and Politics in Late Eighteenth-Century Friesland. / Kuiper, Yme.
European Mennonites and the Challenge of Modernity over Five Centuries: Contributors, Detractors, and Adapters. ed. / Mark Jantzen; Mary S. Sprunger; John D. Thiesen. North Newton, Kansas: Bethel College North Newton, Kansas, 2016. p. 71-90 (Cornelius H. Wedel Historical Series; Vol. 18).

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