A History of the Low Countries
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Beschreibung
Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg are three relatively small countries whose contribution to Europe's economic, spiritual and artistic heritage has been immense. Their histories cannot be written in isolation from one another, or from their neighbours.
In the first full historical survey of the Benelux area to be written in English, Paul Arblaster describes the whole sweep of the history of the Low Countries, from Roman frontier provinces through to the establishment of the three constitutional monarchies of the present day. In this revised and updated new edition, Arblaster:
? incorporates the latest scholarship and recent events, bringing the story right up to today
? provides fresh coverage of immigration, multiculturalism, and the resurgence of nationalism in the Low Countries
? offers a brief discussion of the rise of secularism in Western Europe and how this has affected the Benelux region
? outlines the countries' recent economic successes and failures
? includes a new list of political parties and governments since 1918
A History of the Low Countries is ideal for those seeking a concise and readable introduction to the history of a region which, for centuries, has been at the crossroads of Western Europe.
This successful text remains the sole historical survey of the Benelux area to be written in English. Arblaster describes the full sweep of the history of the Low Countries, from Roman frontier provinces to the present day. The new edition has been revised and updated in the light of recent events and scholarship, and brings the story up to 2011.
- The only one-volume single-authored overview of the history of the Benelux region in English
- Part of the successful Essential Histories series
- Spans the entire history of the region in a succinct, readable and easy-to-digest format
- Provides approachable, well-balanced accounts of key cultural, political, economic and social issues
- Incorporates the major scholarship in the field
- Features maps, a Chronology and Selected Further Reading to aid study
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- Revised and updated throughout in light of the latest research
- Offers extra coverage of immigration, multiculturalism, and the resurgence of nationalism in the Low Countries
- Details recent economic successes and failures
- Includes a handy new list of political parties and governments since 1918
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Paul Arblaster
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