
Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands
Joop W. Koopmans(Author)
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
3rd Edition
Published on 5. November 2015
Book
Hardback
496 pages
978-1-4422-5592-0 (ISBN)
Description
The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a small, but heavily populated country with almost 17 million inhabitants. It is one of the last kingdoms in Europe and in 2015 it celebrated its 200 years anniversary. The Netherlands became a kingdom after the Napoleonic era. During this period it was transformed into a centralized state. Before those years it had been one of few republics in Europe for about two centuries. That state was a confederacy, which emerged in the 1580s during its independence struggle against the Spanish Habsburgs. Although the present state is still monarchial, the Netherlands functions as a modern constitutional democracy, in which the king's position is almost comparable with a ceremonial presidency. The majority of the Dutch population, however, appreciates the hereditary political presence of the House of Orange-Nassau, regarding this dynasty as a symbol of national unity and connection with the country's past.
This third edition of Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 900 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Netherlands.
This third edition of Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 900 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Netherlands.
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Illustrations
3 Maps
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
952 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4422-5592-0 (9781442255920)
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Joop W. Koopmans is lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. His field of expertise is the history of media and politics in early modern Europe.
Content
Editor's Foreword Jon Woronoff
Preface
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Maps
Chronology
Introduction
THE DICTIONARY
Appendixes
AHeads of State since 1806
BPrime Ministers since 1945
CGovernments since 1945
DProvinces and Capitals
Bibliography
About the Author
Preface
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Maps
Chronology
Introduction
THE DICTIONARY
Appendixes
AHeads of State since 1806
BPrime Ministers since 1945
CGovernments since 1945
DProvinces and Capitals
Bibliography
About the Author