Description
| Product ID: | 9780198207344 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Oxford History of Early Modern Europe |
| Title: | The Dutch Republic |
| Subtitle: | Its Rise, Greatness, and Fall 1477-1806 |
| Authors: | Author: Jonathan Israel |
| Page Count: | 1280 |
| Subjects: | European history, European history, Social and cultural history, Cultural studies, Social & cultural history, Cultural studies, Netherlands, c 1500 to c 1600, c 1600 to c 1700, c 1700 to c 1800, c 1800 to c 1900 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The Dutch Golden Age was one of the most spectacularly creative episodes in world history. The age of Grotius, Spinoza, Rembrandt, and Vermeer, it was also remarkable for its immense impact in the spheres of commerce, finance, shipping, and technology. This book provides a comprehensive account of the history of the Dutch republic. The Dutch Golden Age, the age of Grotius, Spinoza, Rembrandt, Vermeer, and a host of other renowned artists and writers was also remarkable for its immense impact in the spheres of commerce, finance, shipping, and technology. It was in fact one of the most spectacularly creative episodes in the history of the world. Jonathan Israel gives the definitive account of the emergence of the United Provinces as a great power, and explains the subsequent decline in the eighteenth century. He places the thought, politics, religion, and social developments of the Golden Age in their broad context, and examines the changing relationship between the northern Netherlands and the south, which was to develop into modern Belgium. |
| Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1998-06-04 |