A History of the Low Countries

2. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-230-29310-6
Verlag: Macmillan Education

Buch, Englisch, 344 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 438 g

Reihe: Palgrave Essential Histories series

This successful text remains the sole historical survey of the Benelux area to be written in English. Arblaster describes the full sweep of the history of the Low Countries, from Roman frontier provinces to the present day. The new edition has been revised and updated in the light of recent events and scholarship, and brings the story up to 2011.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Arblaster, Paul

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to the Second Edition.- Preface to the First Edition.- Maps.- Introduction.- From Pagans to Crusaders, 57BC to AD1100.- Patterns of Power and Piety, 1100-1384.- The Low Countries United and Divided, 1384-1609.- From Delftware to Porcelain, 1609-1780.- The Rise and Fall of the Liberal Order, 1776-1914.- World Wars and World Peace, 1914-2011.- Chronology of Major Events.- List of Dynasties and Rulers.- List of Political Parties and Governments since 1918.- Selected Further Reading.- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

PAUL ARBLASTER teaches at Zuyd University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. He previously taught at the Centre for European Studies at the University of Leuven, and at Facultes Universitaires Notre Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium.