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The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century
Publication details: Cambridge University Press 2005Description: 344 pagesISBN:- 9780521843522
- 949.204 PRA
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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| English Books | Anna Centenary Library 7TH FLOOR, B WING | 949.204 PRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 240351 |
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| 949.203 TRA The Founding of the Dutch Republic | 949.203092 KAM The Duke of Alba | 949.204 ISR The Dutch Republic | 949.204 PRA The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century | 949.204 PRI The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century | 949.204 ROW The princes of orange : the stadholders in the Dutch Republic | 949.2040924 ROW John de Witt, statesman of the "true freedom" |
The Dutch are 'the envy of some, the fear of others, and the wonder of all their neighbours'. So wrote the English ambassador to the Dutch Republic, Sir William Temple, in 1673. Maarten Prak offers a lively and innovative history of the Dutch Golden Age, charting its political, social, economic and cultural history through chapters that range from the introduction of the tulip to the experiences of immigrants and Jews in Dutch society, the paintings of Vermeer and Rembrandt, and the ideas of Spinoza. He places the Dutch 'miracle' in a European context, examining the Golden Age both as the product of its own past and as the harbinger of a more modern, industrialised and enlightened society. A fascinating and accessible study, this 2005 book will prove invaluable reading to anyone interested in Dutch history.
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