A Brief History of the Netherlands (Brief History)

Contents......Page 6
List of Illustrations......Page 8
List of Maps......Page 9
List of Tables......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 12
Introduction......Page 14
Ch 1: From Early Settlements to Frankish Rule (Prehistory-c . 1000)......Page 26
Ch 2: Political Strife and the Rise of Urban Life (c. 1000-1515)......Page 42
Ch 3: Wars of Religion and Emancipation (1515-1609)......Page 62
Ch 4: Resplendent Republic (1609-1702)......Page 84
Ch 5: Dynamo in Decline (1702-1795)......Page 124
Ch 6: From Republic to Empire to Kingdom (1795-1839)......Page 144
Ch 7: Building the Modern Nation-State (1839-1914)......Page 162
Ch 8: Neutrality, Depression, and World War (1914-1945)......Page 196
Ch 9: Reconstruction and Rebirth After World War II (1945-2000)......Page 226
Ch 10: The Netherlands in the Twenty-First Century: The Triumphs and Trials of a Tolerant Society......Page 256
Appendix 1: Rulers of the Netherlands......Page 272
Appendix 2: Basic Facts about the Netherlands......Page 274
Appendix 3: Chronology......Page 280
Appendix 4: Bibliography......Page 288
Appendix 5: Suggested Reading......Page 292
Index......Page 304