Maarten Prak

Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century (eBook, ePUB)

Übersetzer: Webb, Diane

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Rembrandt, Hals and Vermeer are still household names, even though they died over three hundred years ago. In their lifetimes they witnessed the extraordinary consolidation of the newly independent Dutch Republic and its emergence as one of the richest nations on earth. As one contemporary wrote in 1673: the Dutch were 'the envy of some, the fear of others, and the wonder of all their neighbours'. During the Dutch Golden Age, the arts blossomed and the country became a haven of religious tolerance. However, despite being self-proclaimed champions of freedom, the Dutch conquered communities in America, Africa and Asia and were heavily involved in both slavery and the slave trade on three continents. This substantially revised second edition of the leading textbook on the Dutch Republic includes a new chapter exploring slavery and its legacy, as well as a new chapter on language and literature.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781009240604
• Artikelnr.: 68974407

Autorenporträt

Maarten Prak is Professor Emeritus of Social and Economic History at the Department of History and Art History, Utrecht University. He has published extensively on Dutch social and economic history, the Dutch Golden Age, and is an expert on European craft history. His recent publications include Citizens Without Nations: Urban Citizenship in Europe and the World, c. 1000-1789 (Cambridge, 2018) and the co-edited volume Apprenticeship in Early Modern Europe (Cambridge, 2019).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: the Enigma of the Republic
I. War without End: 1. Turbulent beginnings
2. A new country (1609-1650)
3. A world power (1650-1713)
4. The armed forces
II. Golden Age: Economy and Society: 5. A market economy
6. Worldwide trading network
7. Riches
8. Toil and trouble
III. Unity and Discord: Politics and Governance: 9. Community
10. The authorities
11. A dissonant chorus
12. Freedom against all odds
IV. An Urban Society: 13. The urban landscape
14. A lettered land
15. Religious pluralism
16. A new approach to science and philosophy
17. Paintings, paintings everywhere
Conclusion: the end of the golden age.