A History of the Low CountriesBloomsbury Publishing, 26.10.2018 - 308 Seiten This introductory overview of the Low Countries' history traces their development since Roman times, providing equal weighting to the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Paul Arblaster looks at political, cultural and social history, including the rise of the merchant classes, the Renaissance and Golden Age, and the two world wars of the 20th century. The final chapter has been expanded and revised to take into account developments since 2011. This third edition is thoroughly updated and revised throughout and benefits from our recently refreshed series design. This timely and engaging narrative provides an invaluable starting-point for students of History focusing on the Low Countries, European Studies and Dutch studies. New to this Edition: - More detail on the EU, particularly current in light of Brexit and Euroscepticism - More environmental and global history - Coverage of the latest political developments - More maps, to bridge the gap between the 15th century and the present day - An updated bibliography |
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Ages allies Amsterdam Antwerp army Avesnes Baldwin Batavian Bavaria became Belgian Belgic Belgium Benelux Bishop of Liège Bishop of utrecht Brabant Bruges Brussels Burgundian Burgundy Calvinist Catholic century Charles Christian Democrats Church coalition Cologne colonial Congo Count of flanders Count of Holland court culture Dampierre death died Dirk dominated Drenthe duchy Duke Dutch economic elected emperor empire england europe european feudal flemish forces founded france frankish french friesland frisians Gaul German Ghent Groningen Guelders Habsburg Habsburg netherlands Hague Hainaut Henry imperial John King Kingdom labour land later Leiden Leuven Liberals Limburg Lotharingia Louis Low Countries Luxembourg Maastricht Margaret medieval military minister murdered namur northern party peace Philip political Prince Prince-Bishopric of Liège Protestant provinces PvdA reform republic revolt revolutionary rhine roman royal rule rulers scheldt social socialist spain spanish stadholder territory tion tournai towns trade treaty trier union william Zeeland