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A concise history of the Netherlands / James C. Kennedy.

by Kennedy, James C., 1963- author.

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Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Netherlands -- History.

9780521875882 (hardback : alkaline paper)

0521875889 (hardback : alkaline paper)

9780521699174 (paperback : alkaline paper)

0521699177 (paperback : alkaline paper)

Cambridge concise histories.

xix, 484 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

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, 1949-2017 -- Epilogue.

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.

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