The History of the Netherlands: Water, Walls, Wars (Paperback or Softback)

Skriuwer Com

ISBN 10: 3565083832 / ISBN 13: 9783565083831

Published by de Fryske Wrald 11/13/2025, 2025

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The History of the Netherlands: Water, Walls, Wars.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The History of the Netherlands: Water, Walls, Wars (Paperback or Softback)
• Publisher: de Fryske Wrald 11/13/2025
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3565083832
• ISBN 13: 9783565083831
• Binding: Paperback or Softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 0.62 pounds
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

The Netherlands is a small country with an outsized history. In the seventeenth century, the Dutch Republic was one of the world's leading commercial and naval powers, home to a culture that produced Rembrandt and Vermeer while simultaneously running a global trading empire. This book traces the history of the Netherlands from its origins in the Low Countries through the Golden Age, the Napoleonic period, colonialism, and the modern era.

Covering the long struggle against Habsburg rule that gave birth to the Dutch Republic, the extraordinary cultural and commercial flowering of the seventeenth century, the Dutch East India Company and its role in global trade, and the Netherlands' experience in both World Wars, the book provides a reliable and readable account of a nation whose influence on the modern world has been far greater than its size would suggest.

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Reader review: "An excellent history of a country I thought I knew well. I was surprised by how much I learned and how engaging the writing is." -- J. van den Berg

This title suits European history and Low Countries studies sections. It is appropriate for public libraries, trade bookstores, and wholesale accounts with customers interested in Northern European and colonial history.

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