The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century
- 作者
- 出版社 Cambridge University Press
- 出版时间 2011年9月
- ISBN 9780521604604
- 定价 263.30
内容简介
TheDutchare'theenvyofsome,thefearofothers,andthewonderofalltheirneighbours'.SowrotetheEnglishambassadortotheDutchRepublic,SirWilliamTemple,in1673.MaartenPrakoffersalivelyandinnovativehistoryoftheDutchGoldenAge,chartingitspolitical,social,economicandculturalhistorythroughchaptersthatrangefromtheintroductionofthetuliptotheexperiencesofimmigrantsandJewsinDutchsociety,thepaintingsofVermeerandRembrandt,andtheideasofSpinoza.HeplacestheDutch'miracle'inaEuropeancontext,examiningtheGoldenAgebothastheproductofitsownpastandastheharbingerofamoremodern,industrialisedandenlightenedsociety.Afascinatingandaccessiblestudy,this2005bookwillproveinvaluablereadingtoanyoneinterestedinDutchhistory.
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