A history of the Netherlands : from the sixteenth century to the present day / Friso Wielenga ; [translated by Lynne Richards].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wielenga, Friso, author.

Contributor:

Richards, Lynne, translator.

Standardized Title:

Geschiedenis van Nederland. English

Language:

Dutch

English

Subjects (All):

Netherlands--History.

Netherlands.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 339 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Summary:

This is the most comprehensive history of the Netherlands available in the English language. It surveys Dutch history from the 16th century, when the nation took shape as a geographical, administrative and political entity, right through to the Netherlands of today. Examining domestic politics and wider international contexts, as well as economic and cultural history, Friso Wielenga provides a varied and in-depth investigation that will lead to a rich understanding of the country's past. The book also challenges misplaced preconceptions regarding political consensus and religious toleration in the country and offers a balanced assessment of developments across the early modern, modern and contemporary eras. -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

List of figures

List of maps

List of illustrations

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) : Introduction

Economy, finance and the political structure

Reformation

Loyalty, opposition and crisis (1555-66)

Radicalization, unsuccessful moderation and the road to the Republic (1567-88)

Military successes, political consolidation and truce (1589-1609)

Economic dynamism and expansion. 3 The Republic in the Golden Age : Introduction

From the Twelve Years' Truce to the Peace of Münster (1609-48)

The Republic around 1650

The "true freedom" (1650-72)

The return of Orange: the Republic under William III (1672-1702)

The economy in the Golden Age

Art, architecture and science. 4 A second-rate power: the decline of the Republic in the eighteenth century : Introduction

International relations: the end of a great power

Stagnation in domestic politics (1702-80)

The Patriot era and the restoration of Orange (1780-95)

The economy in a century of stagnation and decline

The Batavian Republic and the French period (1795-1813) 5 From Restoration to the Liberal Era (1813-1917) : Introduction

The failed experiment: the United Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815-30)

Political stasis and malaise (1830-48)

The constitutional amendment of 1848

Politicization and the creation of parties around the school funding controversy, social question and suffrage issue

Economic growth and modernization

A small neutral power with a big empire

State and nation int he nineteenth century

The First World War and the Pacification of 1917. 6 Pillarization, stability, crisis and war (1918-1945) : Introduction

Pillarization

Politics and the economy between the wars (1918-40)

Independent and neutral: foreign policy up to 194

War and occupation (1940-5). 7 The Netherlands after 1945: reconstruction, changes in foreign policy and in political culture, the polder model and the challenge of populism : Introduction

Between political renewal and continuity (1945-58)

Watershed in foreign policy and the decolonization of the Dutch East Indies

Crisis at Soestdijk: the Greet Hofmans affair

The long 1960s: protest, depillarization, participation (1958-1977)

Dealing with the colonial past: Suriname's independence in 1975 and the violent actions of young South Moluccans int he Netherlands - From Christian democrat dominance to polder model: 1977-2002

Foreign policy in a changed international context

The populist revolt and the quest for a new equilibrium since 2002. 8 Epilogue. 9 Afterword : Afterword to the second edition. Notes

Timeline

Bibliography

Index of names

General index

About the author.

Notes:

Translated from the Dutch.

Previous edition: 2015.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781350087316

1350087319

9781350087309

1350087300

OCLC:

1121100451