LEADER 03730nam 2200577 450 001 9910810026203321 005 20230928181337.0 010 $a1-78238-853-2 024 7 $a10.1515/9781782388531 035 $a(CKB)3710000000641399 035 $a(EBL)4397465 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001656202 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16436751 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001656202 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14985031 035 $a(PQKB)11406420 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4397465 035 $a(DE-B1597)636506 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781782388531 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000641399 100 $a20160421h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aHistory of the low countries /$fedited by J. C. H. Blom, E. Lamberts ; translated by James C. Kennedy 205 $aNew edition. 210 1$aNew York ;$aOxford, England :$cBerghahn Books,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (531 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-57181-084-6 311 $a1-84545-272-0 327 $aHistory of the Low Countries; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. A Long Beginning; Chapter 2. Counts, Cities, and Clerics; Chapter 3. The Formation of a Political Union, 1300-1588; Chapter 4. The Dutch Republic, 1588-1780; Chapter 5. The Spanish and Austrian Netherlands, 1579 - 1780; Chapter 6. Revolution in the North and South, 1780-1830; Chapter 7. Belgium since 1830; Chapter 8. The Netherlands since 1830; Epilogue; Recommended Literature; Index 330 $aThe history of the smaller European countries is rather neglected in the teaching of European history at university level. We are therefore pleased to announce the publication of the first comprehensive history of the Low Countries - in English - from Roman Times to the present. Remaining politically and culturally fragmented, with its inhabitants speaking Dutch, French, Frisian, and German, the Low Countries offer a fascinating picture of European history en miniature. For historical reasons, parts of northern France and western Germany also have to be included in the "Low Countries," a term that must remain both broad and fluid, a convenient label for a region which has seldom, if ever, composed a unified whole. In earlier ages it as even more difficult to the region set parameters, again reflecting Europe as a whole, when tribes and kingdoms stretched across expanses not limited to the present states of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. Nevertheless, its parts did demonstrate many common traits and similar developments that differentiated them from surrounding countries and lent them a distinct character. Internationally, the region often served both as a mediator for and a buffer to the surrounding great powers, France, Britain, and Germany; an important role still played today as Belgium and the Netherlands have increasingly become involved in the broader process of European integration, in which they often share the same interest and follow parallel policies. This highly illustrated volume serves as an ideal introduction to the rich history of the Low Countries for students and the generally interested reader alike. 606 $aHISTORY / Europe / Western$2bisacsh 607 $aNetherlands$xHistory 607 $aBelgium$xHistory 615 7$aHISTORY / Europe / Western. 676 $a949.2 702 $aBlom$b J. C. H.$f1943- 702 $aLamberts$b Emiel 702 $aKennedy$b James C. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810026203321 996 $aHistory of the Low Countries$91221795 997 $aUNINA