The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century: The Golden Age - Softcover

Prak, Maarten

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521604605 ISBN 13: 9780521604604

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2005

Synopsis

The Dutch are 'the envy of some, the fear of others, and the wonder of all their neighbours'. So wrote the English ambassador to the Dutch Republic, Sir William Temple, in 1673. Maarten Prak offers a lively and innovative history of the Dutch Golden Age, charting its political, social, economic and cultural history through chapters that range from the introduction of the tulip to the experiences of immigrants and Jews in Dutch society, the paintings of Vermeer and Rembrandt, and the ideas of Spinoza. He places the Dutch 'miracle' in a European context, examining the Golden Age both as the product of its own past and as the harbinger of a more modern, industrialised and enlightened society. A fascinating and accessible study, this 2005 book will prove invaluable reading to anyone interested in Dutch history.

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Review:

'... this is a very readable, accurate, and insightful account of the Republic in its Golden Years.' History of Intellectual Culture

Book Description:

In this 2005 book, Maarten Prak charts the political, social, economic and cultural history of the Dutch Golden Age and examines the extent to which the Golden Age was a product of its own past or the harbinger of the more modern, industrialised and enlightened society of the future.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0521604605
• ISBN 13: 9780521604604
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 332