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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521604605

ISBN-139780521604604

eBay Product ID (ePID)44581024

Product Key Features

Number of Pages332 Pages

Publication NameDutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century : the Golden Age

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

SubjectEconomic Conditions, Europe / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorMaarten Prak

Subject AreaBusiness & Economics, History

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight18.8 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2005-047061

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingThe

ReviewsIn this first-rate narrative history of the Dutch Republic, Park (Utrecht Univ.) does a brilliant job of blending political, social economic, and cultural history into a clear and interesting synthesis. Essential. All collections in early modern Europe, early modern capitalism, or the history of national formation.” -Choice, "Prak's book is an excellent starting point for a study of the Dutch Golden Age. We should all be glad for its arrival. Renaissance scholars, art historians, curious nonspecialists, teachers, and students alike can be thankful to Diane Webb and Cambridge for offering us Prak's enjoyable, inexpensive, and eminently practical 'overview with a particular slant.'" --Renaissance Quarterly, "[The book] is a wonderfully readable account of the history of the Dutch Republic in the seventeenth century that one feels was intended for a non-specialist audience, even one that has a limited reading knowledge of Dutch." History of Intellectual Culture, Andrew Fix, Lafayette College, "Maarten Prak gives a remarkable overview of this indubitably fascinating period. His book can serve both as an introduction for the less informed reader and a complementary study for the highly specialized scholar." -H-HRE, Violet Soen, Department of Early Modern History, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 'â€¦ this is a very readable, accurate, and insightful account of the Republic in its Golden Years.' History of Intellectual Culture, '... this is a very readable, accurate, and insightful account of the Republic in its Golden Years.' History of Intellectual Culture, 'In this first-rate narrative history of the Dutch Republic, Park (Utrecht Univ.) does a brilliant job of blending political, social economic, and cultural history into a clear and interesting synthesis. Essential. All collections in early modern Europe, early modern capitalism, or the history of national formation.' -Choice

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal949.2/04

Original LanguageDutch

Table Of ContentList of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Chronology; Introduction: the enigma of the Republic; 1. A turbulent beginning; Part I. War Without End: 2. An independent state (1609-50); 3. A world power (1650-1713); 4. The armed forces; 5. Financial might; Part II. Golden Age: Economy and Society: 6. A market economy; 7. A world-wide trading network; 8. Riches; 9. Toil and trouble; Part III. Unity and Discord: Politics and Governance: 10. Community; 11. The authorities; 12. A dissonant chorus; Part IV. An Urban Society: 13. Religious pluralism; 14. A new approach to science and philosophy; 15. The Dutch school of painting; 16. The urban landscape; Conclusion: the end of the Golden Age; Further reading; Index.

SynopsisMaarten Prak charts the political, social, economic and cultural history of the Golden Age through chapters that range from the introduction of the tulip to the experience of immigrants and Jews in Dutch society, the paintings of Vermeer and Rembrandt, and the ideas of Spinoza. He sets the Dutch experience within a European context and examines the extent to which the Golden Age was a product of its own past or the harbinger of the more modern, industrialized and enlightened society of the future. This accessible study will prove invaluable reading to anyone interested in Dutch history., Maarten Prak charts the political, social, economic and cultural history of the Dutch Golden Age through chapters that range from the introduction of the tulip to the paintings of Rembrandt, and the ideas of Spinoza. He sets the Dutch experience within a European context and examines the extent to which the Golden Age was a product of its own past or the harbinger of the more modern, industrialised and enlightened society of the future. A fascinating study, this book will prove invaluable reading to anyone interested in Dutch history.

LC Classification NumberDJ158.P7313 2005