A brief history of the Netherlands
By: Paul F. State.
Publisher: Facts On File
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780816071074
Subjects: Netherlands -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-277) and index.
Table of contents: title: From early settlements to Frankish rule (prehistory-c.1000); title: Political strife and the rise of urban life (c.1000-1515); title: Wars of religion and emancipation (1515-1609); title: Resplendent republic (1609-1702); title: Dynamo in decline (1702-1780); title: From republic to empire to kingdom (1780-1839); title: Building the modern nation-state (1839-1914); title: Neutrality, depression, and world war (1914-1945); title: Reconstruction and rebirth after World War II (1945-2000); title: The Netherlands in the twenty-first century: the triumphs and trials of a tolerant society.