A Concise History of the Netherlands - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Concise History of the Netherlands write by James C. Kennedy. This book was released on 2017-07-13. A Concise History of the Netherlands available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book offers a comprehensive yet compact history of this surprisingly little-known but fascinating country, from pre-history to the present.
A Short History of the Netherlands
A Short History of the Netherlands - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Short History of the Netherlands write by P. J. A. N. Rietbergen. This book was released on 1998. A Short History of the Netherlands available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The development of the Netherlands over the centuries has been a remarkable one. Situated at "the end of Europe," between land and water, its people have, for more than three thousand years, fought to make the best of a country unfavoured by nature. They have shaped it into one of the world's foremost economic powers but also, and even more importantly, into a society that prides itself on having reached a fair balance between material and social well-being. The history of this achievement is a fascinating one. Since time immemorial, it is the history of the struggle against the sea, of man seeking to dominate the forces of water. It is the history of the early medieval Dutch traders, who travelled all over Europe to sell their wares. It is the history of the activities ofthe world's first multinationals, the Dutch East and West India Companies, that spanned the entire globe. It is also the history of the loss of colonial empire and of the triumphant rebuilding of a mainly commercial economy into a mainly industrial one, whose activities, once again, span the globe. It is, of course, also the history of a culture to match, of commonsense and realism, of the wonderful works of art produced by the Dutch "Golden Age" of the seventeenth century and of the many attainments of Dutch civilization in more recent years. For all those who are often amazed at the industry and achievementsof this small nation, the "Short History of the Netherlands" offers a succinct historical tale that goes a long way to elucidate the country's past and, thus, explain its present.
The Netherlands in a Nutshell
The Netherlands in a Nutshell - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Netherlands in a Nutshell write by Frits van Oostrom. This book was released on 2009. The Netherlands in a Nutshell available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Vijftig tijdperken, gebeurtenissen en personen die bepalend zijn geweest voor het beeld van de geschiedenis van Nederland vanaf de vroegste tijden tot heden.
A Concise History of Dutch Mauritius, 1598-1710
A Concise History of Dutch Mauritius, 1598-1710 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Concise History of Dutch Mauritius, 1598-1710 write by Perry J. Moree. This book was released on 1998. A Concise History of Dutch Mauritius, 1598-1710 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In 1598 a fleet of five East India ships from the Nether-lands landed on the uninhabited island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, which they claimed as a Dutch possession. Being rich in food and water and free of diseases, Mauritius became an important station for outward or homeward-bound ships of the Dutch East India Company, who built a fort, garrisoned the island, began cutting the island's ebony forests, and introduced slaves from Madagascar, some of whom succeeded in escaping Dutch rule and lived as refugees in the interior of the island. Even in the seventeenth century, Mauritius had a multiethnic population. This book describes the vicissitudes of the Dutch on Mauritius and examines the commanders of the island, from the successful Adriaen van der Stel to the despotic Isaac Lamotius, from the disastrous George Wreede to the diplomatic but harsh Roelof Diodati. Appendices list ships calling at Mauritius and the first foreign inhabitants of Mauritius.
A History of the Netherlands
A History of the Netherlands - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A History of the Netherlands write by Friso Wielenga. This book was released on 2015-06-25. A History of the Netherlands available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Books offering an overview of Dutch history are few and far between in the English-speaking world. Friso Wielenga's A History of the Netherlands: From the Sixteenth Century to the Present Day fills this gap. It offers a modern, integrated outline of Dutch history from the period in which the country took shape as a geographical, administrative and political entity and undermines the presumption that Dutch history since the 16th century was characterised by political consensus and religious toleration. Domestic and foreign politics take pride of place, interwoven with the broad lines of economic and cultural developments, as Wielenga uses the Netherlands' geographical location and its international relations to better understand the partially tumultuous past and present of this small land on the North Sea. A History of the Netherlands provides an authoritative, comprehensive in-depth survey and will be of great value to students of modern European history.
