{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-netherlands-9781350379596","title":"A History of the Netherlands","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFriso Wielenga's detailed history of the Netherlands traces its political development from independence to today, incorporating significant explorations of culture, economics, international relations, colonisation and decolonisation in the process. It provides a thorough and well-balanced overview of the key moments in and vital aspects of Dutch history since 1500. Challenging incorrect assumptions concerning political consensus and religious toleration in the country, \u003ci\u003eA History of the Netherlands\u003c\/i\u003e offers a masterful analysis of domestic politics and the nation's international involvements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This new edition includes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * Enhanced and expanded examinations of 21st century developments to the present\u003cbr\u003e * Greater coverage of the Dutch role in the slave trade, the Atlantic trade and the Glorious Revolution\u003cbr\u003e* More material on multiculturalism and integration politics and the World War Two deportation and extermination of the Dutch Jewry\u003cbr\u003e * Historiographical up\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFriso Wielenga is a born bridge builder between the Netherlands and the rest of the world. If you want to get to know us and our history quickly and thoroughly: read this book. Clear, clever, concise and thorough, a must for everyone who has to deal with my small, strange, eternally searching country * Geert Mak, journalist and award-winning author of many books including In Europe: Travels through the Twentieth Century (2004) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Maps and Illustrations  List of Figures  List of Abbreviations  Preface  1. Introduction  2. Opposition and Revolt: The Creation and Consolidation of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, or the Dutch Republic (1555–1609)  3. The Republic in the Golden Age   4. A Second-Rate Power: The Decline of the Republic  5. From Restoration to the Liberal Era (1813–1917)  6. Pillarization, Stability, Crisis and War (1918-1945) 7. Political and Economic Reconstruction, New Social Movements, Polarization and the Way to the ‘Polder Model’ (1945-2002) 8. Epilogue 9. Afterword  Notes  Timeline  Bibliography  Index of Names  General Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738625192279,"sku":"9781350379596","price":23.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350379596.jpg?v=1723812147","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-history-of-the-netherlands-9781350379596","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}