02755cam a2200409 i 4500001001300000003000600013005001700019008004100036010001700077040011100094020004400205020004100249020004500290020004200335024001600377035002100393042000800414043001200422050002100434082001400455100003900469245006200508264006800570300005200638336002600690337002800716338002700744490003200771520099400803504005101797505033501848651002602183651004302209651002102252655003902273830003302312ocn971893151OCoLC20180214232151.0170203s2017    enkab    b    001 0 eng    a  2017003654  aDLCbengerdacDLCdOCLCOdOCLCQdOCLCOdOCLCFdYDXdERASAdYDXdOCLCOdCHVBKdOBEdGZMdYUSdOCLCOdZAAPA  a9780521875882qhardbackqalkaline paper  a0521875889qhardbackqalkaline paper  a9780521699174qpaperbackqalkaline paper  a0521699177qpaperbackqalkaline paper8 a40027484815  a(OCoLC)971893151  apcc  ae-ne---00aDJ109b.K46 201700a949.22231 aKennedy, James C.,d1963-eauthor.12aA concise history of the Netherlands /cJames C. Kennedy. 1aCambridge, United Kingdom :bCambridge University Press,c2017.  axix, 484 pages :billustrations, maps ;c23 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier1 aCambridge concise histories8 aThe 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.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aFrom 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. 0aNetherlandsxHistory. 7aNetherlands.2fast0(OCoLC)fst01204034 7aNiederlande2gnd 7aHistory.2fast0(OCoLC)fst01411628 0aCambridge concise histories.