Lisa Jardine

Going Dutch: How England Plundered Holland's Glory (Text Only) (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A fascinating exploration of the relationship of competition and assimilation between the Netherlands and England during the 17th century, revealing the ways in which Dutch tolerance, resilience and commercial acumen effectively conquered Britain by reshaping its intellectual landscape, long before Dutch monarchs sat on the English throne.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780007396436
• Artikelnr.: 41427262

Autorenporträt

Lisa Jardine, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, is the director of the Centre for Editing Lives and Letters, the centenary professor of Renaissance Studies at Queen Mary, University of London, and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. She lives with her husband and three children in London.

Rezensionen

Stephen Howe, Independent (Book of the Year)

'A brilliant example of the new "argued history"...The picture Jardine paints is of the two dazzling courts atop two nations conjoined in the great cause of European enlightenment...enthralling.' Sunday Times

'Meticulous...Jardine's distinguished career as a cultural historian allows her to speculate on the intricacies of the Dutch sensibility...she has no trouble conjuring up the finer details of the business of art in the world of dealers and collectors...a remarkable phase of 17th century culture that has generally been overlooked or ignored. In "Going Dutch" it is brought back to life.' Peter Ackroyd, The Times

'Lively and informative...displaying its author's ususal zest.' Guardian

'Beguiling...it is an exciting vision and the way Jardine describes these "circuits of transmission" makes one long to have been alive in the 17th century...a measure of how stimulating a book this is.' Daily Telegraph

'Paints a picture of two dazzling courts atop nations conjoined in the cause of European enlightenment.' Sunday Times

'Jardine energetically argues that the symbiosis of Anglo-Dutch culture is a much overlooked prelude to the Glorious Revolution.' The Times

'The detail is fascinating; the historical significance broad - for Jardine shows how grand events may be shaped by hidden relationships long obscured.' Guardian

'In several vivid and accessible excursions, Jardine takes the reader back and forth across the North sea...Jardine uses her skills as a biographer to give us an intimate sense of what cultural exchanges meant at that time..."Going Dutch" is a reminder that nations are not sealed containers but take, adapt and digest foreign influences. It will challenge you to think differently about what it means to be English.' Sunday Express