Patriots and Liberators: Revolution in the Netherlands, 1780-1813 - Hardcover

Schama, Simon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0394485165 ISBN 13: 9780394485164

Publisher: Random House Inc, 1977

Synopsis

Studies the forces that led the Dutch on a course of revolution and the grave economic and political problems that befell the Dutch government in its efforts to preserve independence

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Review:

‘An outstanding work of historical scholarship...Simon Schama writes brilliantly. He can bring a character alive in a sentence...This powerful book reads with the ease of a novel. Every page glitters with intelligence and perception. In every way “Patriots and Liberators” is an extraordinary achievement.’ J.H. Plumb

‘This remarkable book is more than a revision, it is a revelation.’ A.J.P. Taylor, Observer

‘A dramatic story, full of pathos and true comedy. If any book may be said to inhale without sententiousness the clear, calm and steadying air of a European ideal, this is it.’ Michael Ratcliffe, The Times

‘Schama’s book is written in the grand manner, its sweep is as impressive as its erudition and the constant brilliance of its style. He gives the Dutch revolution back to the people to whom it belonged – the Dutch.’ Economist

About the Author:

Simon Schama is University Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University. Patriots and Liberators' has been awarded with the Wolfson Prize for History. He is the author of 'The Embarrassment of Riches', 'Citizens' which won the 1990 NCR book award for non-fiction, 'Dead Certainties', 'Landscape and Memory' which won the W H Smith Literary Award in 1995, and 'Rembrandt's Eyes' (1999). He is also the author of the monumental 'History of Britain' published in three volumes. He was art critic of the 'New Yorker' from 1995 to 1998 and was made CBE in the 2001 New Year's Honours list.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Publication date: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0394485165
• ISBN 13: 9780394485164
• Binding: Hardcover