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A concise history of the Netherlands
- Title
- A concise history of the Netherlands / James C. Kennedy.
- Author
- Kennedy, James C., 1963-
- Publication
- Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
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- Description
- xix, 484 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- The Netherlands is known among foreigners today for its cheese and its windmills, its Golden Age paintings and its experimentation in social policies such as cannabis and euthanasia. Yet the historical background for any of these quintessentially Dutch achievements is often unfamiliar to outsiders. This concise history offers an overview of this surprisingly little-known but fascinating country. Beginning with the first humanoid settlers, the book follows the most important contours of Dutch history, from Roman times through to the Habsburgs, the Dutch Republic and the Golden Age. The author, a modernist, pays particularly close attention to recent developments, including the signature features of contemporary Dutch society. In addition to being a political history, this overview also gives systematic attention to social and economic developments, as well as in religion, the arts and the Dutch struggle against the water. The Dutch Caribbean is also included in the narrative.
- Series Statement
- Cambridge concise histories
- Uniform Title
- Cambridge concise histories.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Key dates -- From the Margins to the Mainstream : Dutch History to 1384 -- Rise of the Northern Netherlands, 1384-1588 -- A Young Republic's Golden Age, 1588-1672 -- Diminishing Returns and New Hopes, 1672-1795 -- Building a Nation-State, 1795-1870 -- Progress and Crisis, 1870-1949 -- A Progressive Beacon to the World, 1949-2016 -- Epilogue.
- Call Number
- JFD 17-5208
- ISBN
- 9780521875882
- 0521875889
- 9780521699174
- 0521699177
- LCCN
- 2017003654
- OCLC
- 971893151
- Author
- Kennedy, James C., 1963- author.
- Title
- A concise history of the Netherlands / James C. Kennedy.
- Publisher
- Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Cambridge concise historiesCambridge concise histories.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 17-5208