The Dutch in the Seventeenth Century (History of European Civilization Library)
By Kenneth Harold Dobson Haley.
Description
Back cover text: The Dutch revolt against Spain in the late sixteenth century overthrew the hegemony of a major European power and established a republican government in the great age of monarchies. In this book, Professor Haley fives us a lively portrait of Dutch society from the foundation of he republic in 1570 to the beginning of its eighteenth-century 'decline': he reveals its political and religious tolerance, its cultural vitality, its concern for learning and the humane treatment of the poor. Granting a special position to the princes of Orange, the nation based its politi...
ISBN(s)
0155184733, 9780155184732
