A History of the Low Countries
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Beschreibung
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 twentieth-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 edition of the leading narrative history of the low countries
- Wide market, from students of History and European Studies to the general reader
- Fully updated to include latest political developments and commentary on the EU
- Comprehensive: covers the entire history of the Low Countries, with emphasis on 20th and 21st Centuries
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- 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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Paul Arblaster
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