| The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century: The Golden Age Contributor(s): Prak, Maarten (Author), Webb, Diane (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0521604605 ISBN-13: 9780521604604 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $29.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2005 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Maarten Prak charts the political, social, economic and cultural history of the Golden Age through chapters that range from the introduction of the tulip to the experience of immigrants and Jews in Dutch society, the paintings of Vermeer and Rembrandt, and the ideas of Spinoza. He sets the Dutch experience within a European context and examines the extent to which the Golden Age was a product of its own past or the harbinger of the more modern, industrialized and enlightened society of the future. This accessible study will prove invaluable reading to anyone interested in Dutch history. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Western Europe - General - History | Modern - 17th Century - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 949.204 |
| LCCN: 2005047061 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.92" W x 8.98" (1.17 lbs) 332 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - Benelux - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
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Contributor Bio(s): Prak, Maarten: - Maarten Prak is Professor of Social and Economic History at Utrecht University. He is the author and editor of a number of books, including Early Modern Capitalism (2000).Webb, Diane: - Diane Webb is a translator specialising in the fields of history and art. |