The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century: The Golden Age - Softcover

Prak, Maarten

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521604605 ISBN 13: 9780521604604

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2005

Synopsis

Maarten 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.

About this title

Book Description:

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.

About the Author:

Maarten Prak is Professor of Social and Economic History at Utrecht University. He is the author and editor of a number of books, including Early Modern Capitalism (2000).

Diane Webb is a translator specialising in the fields of history and art.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0521604605
• ISBN 13: 9780521604604
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 332