Acknowledgments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Part I. Prelude to Reform 1576-1683
5. Introduction to Part I 3
6. Chapter I. Intellectual Backgrounds of Reform Movement 7
7. Chapter II. Mercantilist Theory and Expressions of Early Aristocratic Protest 86
8. Chapter III. Administrative Growth and Rural Government: Fiscal Reform 1648-1683 131
9. Part II. The Movement for Reform 1684-1700
10. Introduction to Part II 175
11. Chapter IV. From Remonstrance to Protest: The Rise of Opposition 1642-1689 179
12. Chapter V. The Origins and Development of Christian Agrarianism 1684-1697 234
13. Chapter VI. Secular Reform: Utilitarian Philosophy and Agrarian Theory 299
14. Chapter VII. New Dimensions to Reform 372
15. Conclusion 458
16. Bibliography 471
17. Index 509