Serving the Urban Community : the Rise of Public Facilities in the Low Countries.
Early modern towns in the Low Countries were famous for their effective urban institutions and social and economic facilities. Citizens made use of public roads and buildings, they settled their conflicts at judicial courts, and they appealed for assistance in times of need. Such early modern facili...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam University Press,
2009
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| Summary: | Early modern towns in the Low Countries were famous for their effective urban institutions and social and economic facilities. Citizens made use of public roads and buildings, they settled their conflicts at judicial courts, and they appealed for assistance in times of need. Such early modern facilities were organized locally, in towns. A second feature is even more important: public duties were shared by town governments and churches, as well as numerous civil corporations. In the course of the early modern period urban governments became increasingly active and forceful in organizing and coo. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (286 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789048521319 9048521319 1283259753 9781283259750 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
