Concise History of the Netherlands

Informationen zum Autor James C. Kennedy is an expert in recent Dutch history. He has published widely in this field, including books on the cultural revolution of the 1960s and Dutch euthanasia policy. For eight years, he was Professor of Dutch History from the Middle Ages at the University of Amsterdam, before becoming Dean of University College Utrecht. Klappentext This book offers a comprehensive yet compact history of this surprisingly little-known but fascinating country, from pre-history to the present. Zusammenfassung 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. This book explores the historical background to these quintessentially Dutch achievements and offers a comprehensive yet compact history of this fascinating country. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. From the margins to the mainstream: Dutch history to 1384; 2. Rise of the Northern Netherlands, 1384-1588; 3. A young republic's golden age, 1588-1672; 4. Diminishing returns and new hopes, 1672-1795; 5. Building a nation-state, 1795-1870; 6. Progress and crisis, 1870-1949; 7. A progressive beacon to the world, 1949-2016; Epilogue.

Product details

• Authors: James C. Kennedy, James C. (University College Utrecht) Kennedy, Kennedy James C.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9780521875882
• ISBN: 978-0-521-87588-2
• No. of pages: 502
• Series: Cambridge Concise Histories; Cambridge Concise Histories
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Netherlands