James C. Kennedy (University College Utrecht)

A Concise History of the Netherlands

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Concise Histories
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 506
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 628g
• ISBN-13: 9780521699174
• ISBN-10: 0521699177
• Artikelnr.: 48529836

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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.