Networks, Regions and Nations: Shaping Identities in the Low Countries, 1300-1650 : Shaping Identities in the Low Countries, 1300-1650

'Nationalism' may be a modern phenomenon, but national identities are not. The medieval and early modern Low Countries are a case in point. In this myriad of political and clerical territories, identities proved dynamic. Princes and rebels, soldiers and poets, all played a part in the shaping of new imagined communities. The essays in this volume show how regional and interregional identities developed, old ones survived, and novel ones came into being. They offer a fascinating insight into the continuities and discontinuities in the formation of (national) identities in the Low Countries and its neighbouring countries - and are an important contribution to the ongoing debates about national and other identities Acknowledgments List of illustrations Introduction (Robert Stein) Chapter One The Dynamics of National Identity in the Later Middle Ages (Peter Hoppenbrouwers) Chapter Two An Urban Network in the Low Countries. A Cultural Approach (Robert Stein) Chapter Three The Imagined Community of Friesland in the Late Middle Ages (Justine Smithuis) Chapter Four The Functions of the Late Medieval Brabantine Legend of Brabon (Sjoerd Bijker) Chapter Five Against Burgundy. The Appeal of Germany in the Duchy of Guelders (Aart Noordzij) Chapter Six The Habsburg Theatre State. Court, City and the Performance of Identity in the Early Modern Southern Low Countries (Anne-Laure Van Bruaene) Chapter Seven War and Identity in the Habsburg Netherlands, 1477–1559 (Steven Gunn) Chapter Eight War Propaganda, Literature and National Identity in Renaissance France, c. 1490–1560 (David Potter) Chapter Nine The City Defeated and Defended. Civism as Political Identity in the Habsburg-Burgundian Netherlands (Peter Arnade) Chapter Ten In defence of the Common Fatherland. Patriotism and Liberty in the Low Countries, 1555–1576 (Alastair Duke) Chapter Eleven No Man's Land. Reinventing Netherlandish Identities, 1585–1621 (Judith Pollmann) Chapter Twelve 'Lands' and 'Fatherlands'. Changes in the Plurality of Allegiances in the Sixteenth Century Holy Roman Empire (Robert von Friedeburg) Index The Dynamics Of National Identity In The Later Middle Ages / Peter Hoppenbrouwers -- An Urban Network In The Low Countries : A Cultural Approach / Robert Stein -- The Imagined Community Of Friesland In The Late Middle Ages / Justine Smithuis -- The Functions Of The Late Medieval Brabantine Legend Of Brabon / Sjoerd Bijker -- Against Burgundy : The Appeal Of Germany In The Duchy Of Guelders / Aart Noordzij -- The Habsburg Theatre State : Court, City And The Performance Of Identity In The Early Modern Southern Low Countries / Anne-laure Van Bruaene -- War And Identity In The Habsburg Netherlands, 1477-1559 / Steven Gunn -- War Propaganda, Literature And National Identity In Renaissance France, C. 1490-1560 / David Potter -- The City Defeated And Defended : Civism As Political Identity In The Habsburg-burgundian Netherlands / Peter Arnade -- In Defence Of The Common Fatherland : Patriotism And Liberty In The Low Countries, 1555-1576 / Alastair Duke -- No Man's Land : Reinventing Netherlandish Identities, 1585-1621 / Judith Pollmann -- 'lands' And 'fatherlands' : Changes In The Plurality Of Allegiances In The Sixteenth Century Holy Roman Empire / Robert Von Friedeburg. Edited By Robert Stein And Judith Pollmann. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The medieval and early modern Low Countries are a case in point. In this myriad of political and clerical territories, identities proved dynamic. Princes and rebels, soldiers and poets, all played a part in the shaping of new imagined communities. The essays in this volume show how regional and interregional identities developed, old ones survived, and novel ones came into being. They offer a fascinating insight into the continuities and discontinuities in the formation of (national) identities in the Low Countries and its neighbouring countries a "" and are an important contribution to the on This volume offers a fascinating insight into the continuities and discontinuities in the formation of identities in the Low Countries and its neighbouring countries. It is an important contribution to the ongoing debates about national and other identities.