The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century: The Golden AgeCambridge University Press, 22 sep 2005 - 317 pagina's The Dutch are 'the envy of some, the fear of others, and the wonder of all their neighbours'. So wrote the English ambassador to the Dutch Republic, Sir William Temple, in 1673. Maarten Prak offers a lively and innovative history of the Dutch Golden Age, charting its political, social, economic and cultural history through chapters that range from the introduction of the tulip to the experiences of immigrants and Jews in Dutch society, the paintings of Vermeer and Rembrandt, and the ideas of Spinoza. He places the Dutch 'miracle' in a European context, examining the Golden Age both as the product of its own past and as the harbinger of a more modern, industrialised and enlightened society. A fascinating and accessible study, this 2005 book will prove invaluable reading to anyone interested in Dutch history. |
Inhoudsopgave
The enigma of the Republic | 1 |
A turbulent beginning | 7 |
Rijksmuseum fm 412 | 8 |
The plundering of Naarden by Spanish troops after they conquered the city on 30 November 1572 | 18 |
An independent state 16091650 | 27 |
A world power 16501713 | 45 |
The end of the Truce in 1621 Atlas van Stolk 1529 | 54 |
2 | 58 |
Toil and trouble | 135 |
Lek Dyke near Vianen Esaias van de Velde Atlas van Stolk S 1620105 | 136 |
67 | 143 |
Community | 153 |
The authorities | 166 |
A dissonant chorus | 186 |
Religious pluralism | 201 |
A new approach to science and philosophy | 222 |
The armed forces | 61 |
1 | 67 |
Financial might | 75 |
58 | 77 |
The naval battle off Dunkirk 1114 June 1666 | 81 |
A market economy | 87 |
Floraes Geckskap a print satirising the tulip mania of 1637 Atlas van Stolk 1787 | 88 |
68 | 102 |
A worldwide trading network | 111 |
Map of New Netherland 1655 Royal Library The Hague 14 The island of Ternate in the Moluccas J Kip 1676 | 118 |
Riches | 122 |
House of the Trip family in Amsterdam Amsterdam Municipal Archives n 34855 | 124 |
The rear façade of the mansion Goudestein in Maarsseveen I Leupenius 1690 The Utrecht Archives | 129 |
Overige edities - Alles bekijken
The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century: The Golden Age Maarten Prak Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2005 |
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
Alkmaar Amsterdam Amsterdam Town Antwerp appointed army artists Atlas van Stolk authorities became Brabant burghers burgomasters Calvinists Catholic cent citizenship civic militias Counter-Remonstrants delegates Delft demand Deventer Dordrecht Drenthe Dutch Republic economy eeuw England English Enkhuizen Europe European Flanders fleet forced France Frederik Hendrik French Friesland Gelderland Geschiedenis Golden Age Gouda Grand Pensionary Groningen guilders guilds Haarlem Habsburg Hague Hilversum Hoorn immigrants important industry Johan Johan de Witt Leiden Low Countries Maurits merchants Middelburg military militiamen Moreover municipal Nederlanden Nijmegen Oldenbarnevelt Orange organisation Overijssel painters paintings peace Pieter political poor relief population Portuguese province of Holland Purmerent Reformed Church regents religious Republic's Republiek Revolt role Rotterdam s-Hertogenbosch seventeenth century ships sixteenth century Southern Netherlands Spanish Spinoza stadholder stadholder's tion town council town hall trade troops Truce Union of Utrecht Utrecht Vermeer Willem William Witt Zeeland Zutphen Zwolle