{"product_id":"historical-dictionary-of-the-netherlands-9781442255920","title":"Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Kingdom of the Netherlands is a small, but heavily populated country with almost 17 million inhabitants. It is one of the last kingdoms in Europe and in 2015 it celebrated its 200 years anniversary. The Netherlands became a kingdom after the Napoleonic era. During this period it was transformed into a centralized state. Before those years it had been one of few republics in Europe for about two centuries. That state was a confederacy, which emerged in the 1580s during its independence struggle against the Spanish Habsburgs. Although the present state is still monarchial, the Netherlands functions as a modern constitutional democracy, in which the king's position is almost comparable with a ceremonial presidency. The majority of the Dutch population, however, appreciates the hereditary political presence of the House of Orange-Nassau, regarding this dynasty as a symbol of national unity and connection with the country's past.   This third edition of Historical Dictionary of the Neth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEditor’s Foreword Jon Woronoff Preface\t Acronyms and Abbreviations\t Maps Chronology Introduction THE DICTIONARY Appendixes \tA\tHeads of State since 1806 \tB\tPrime Ministers since 1945 \tC\tGovernments since 1945 \tD\tProvinces and Capitals Bibliography About the Author","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039955091799,"sku":"9781442255920","price":123.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442255920.jpg?v=1750945350","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/historical-dictionary-of-the-netherlands-9781442255920","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}